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You can “tourniquet” any deciduous speciesI realize this is a maple thread, but do you guys think this will be a good idea with my apple seedlings?
This is only (I think) 3 years from seed.
No,the threadgrafting technique lol.@leatherback I added a little soil on top, it can't hurt but I think it would have been fine.
@cmeg1 which technique? I assume you mean screwing what you have to a board? Although zelkova root well, what you are seeing now is probably energy that was already stored in the cuttings you took. If you mean the board technique, probably the most famous zelkova in the world was trained using this method.
Ah, I see. I've not much experience with grafting but thread grafting is easy. I've practiced approach grafts with branches I've removed when chopping trees and I need more practice before I attempt it on a tree; I have a lot of trouble getting the groove right and then securing it properly. Thread grafts are much easier though and they tend to give a more natural look.No,the threadgrafting technique lol.
Yea I hope mine are rooting and not just water sprouts!
I thought the same thing
I don’t remember saying that, but I might have. But, I think what I meant was to remove the bottom once the top created roots, not just swelled.Root grafts have grown well and could probably be separated now. However, I'll wait until next year to be safe. This is a close up of one of the outgoing graft unions. The picture is a couple weeks old and when I checked today it looked to be fully fused.
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Here are a couple shots of the tree mentioned at the top of post 30 above. Nothing to show really, but it is growing vigorously and I removed all lateral branching today to encourage the leader to grow as much as possible. Both trees have put on about 4.5 feet of growth so far this year.
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i have also started about 75 seedlings through either metal tiles or through washers as an experiment. The ones planted through a metal tile have all thrown roots above the tile while none of the washers have yet to do so. I'd like some input from Adair or Matt on this. I know Adair mentioned cutting the bottom off as soon as the top began to swell/callous but I did try that on one seedling and it promptly died. I think I may need a little more instruction on proper timing there.