Custom Grafting

[sandbur]

I see Wagon Wheel Orchard is offering a large number of varieties for custom grafting. They will also graft from scion you snen to them per their website.

www.wagonwwheelorchard.com

 

[Turkey Creek]

Looks like they only send you the freshly grafted rootstock for you to grow out, minimum order of 10 trees, and you are limited to 2 rootsock choices.

Throwing this out for anyone who is interested. I will custom graft trees for you as well. Only thing is I will grow them out for a year for you prior to shipping (can send them immediately if you prefer), rootstock of your choice, and no minimum order. If anybody is interested drop me a PM.

 

[sandbur]

TC-Have you found any columbia rootstock?

 

[Turkey Creek]

Sandbur any particular reason your looking for Columbia? I can get Malus x Ranetka through Lawyers. Cold hardy to zone 2.

 

[sandbur]

Sandbur any particular reason your looking for Columbia? I can get Malus x Ranetka through Lawyers. Cold hardy to zone 2.

I suspect the late dropping, 2 inch rootstock crab that I have is columbia. I am going to try and graft it to dolgo rootstock. It is not really edible and is very hard.

One reference says reanetka produces a great late hanging crab of somewhat varying size.

 

[Turkey Creek]

So your looking more at the Columbia as the scion source and/or to just the grow the Columbia root stock into the actual tree? Not to use the the Coumbia as the rootstock only?

 

[sandbur]

I am going to attempt to graft some colombia onto the dolgo. There must be some variation in the colombia-maybe seed grown.

If I could get some colombia at a reasonable price, I would just plant it as is.
I took a picture of it this afternoon-some scion and still a few apples.