NorthWI
5 year old buck +
I have a few questions about grafting, I'm new to this and just started planting last spring. My hunting property is in northern WI zone 3. Last year I planted 15 two year old bare root apple seedlings from north 40 apple trees, a few ranetka crabapple seedlings from oikos (disappointed with oikos products) and 8 grafted trees from St Lawrence nursery. Most are thriving and put on new growth this year. I will be planting the same this spring minus the oikos order. I would like to graft some of the seedlings, my question is would it be better to bench graft the bare root seedlings I will receive this spring or top work the seedlings I had in the ground last spring. Also, can I get a viable scion from the top growth of the SLN trees I planted last year( they grew about a foot above there 5 foot tubes and are whips)? Can I snip off the tip of the bare root SLN trees I receive this spring and use this as a scion? Maybe I'm jumping the gun here but reading through these post about grafting has got me excited about it. All advice is welcome.
Thank you
Thank you