yoderjac
5 year old buck +
A.K.A. Persimmon Bark Grafting
We have one very prolific female persimmon tree on our property and another that occasionally produces fruit. However, we have many male persimmon trees.
In QW vol 17-6 and 18-2, Dave Osborne and Dr. Miller provide instructions for using scions from a productive female tree for bark grafting with a male tree to effectively change the sex of the tree making it bare fruit. (http://www.qdma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Grafting-Persimmons.pdf)
Yesterday, I collected and stored a bunch of scions from our productive female tree. I plan to cut down all but one of the male trees in each little cluster and graft these scions to them.
Has anyone else tried this? What are your experiences? I'd appreciate any insight before I make my first attempt.
We have one very prolific female persimmon tree on our property and another that occasionally produces fruit. However, we have many male persimmon trees.
In QW vol 17-6 and 18-2, Dave Osborne and Dr. Miller provide instructions for using scions from a productive female tree for bark grafting with a male tree to effectively change the sex of the tree making it bare fruit. (http://www.qdma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Grafting-Persimmons.pdf)
Yesterday, I collected and stored a bunch of scions from our productive female tree. I plan to cut down all but one of the male trees in each little cluster and graft these scions to them.
Has anyone else tried this? What are your experiences? I'd appreciate any insight before I make my first attempt.