Grafted Apple Trees

[Luongo43]

I’m still fairly new to grafting into apple rootstock. I normally order m.111 and do a cleft or W&T graft onto them. Does anybody have pictures of their grafted apples trees in the early years. First few years up until first fruiting? I want to add a bunch of apple trees to my hunting property and want to graft them all by myself. TYIA

 

[bigboreblr]

Was going to take pics of my 1-3 year old grafts, but got home too late after dark.

Sandbur's crabapple timeline and the grafting adventures of crazyEd should have a few trees over the years. Progress can vary significantly based on soil conditions, watering, weather, and care. A tree sprayed to contain insects can grow faster than one that is not.

What I have at home is probably best case scenario. Watered weekly, fertilized, soil site well prepared, sprayed 3-4 times a year, most trees are in 6ft tall cages. Trees at camp might be close to worst case scenario, poor soil quality, nature only watered, sprayed once a year.