Northbound
5 year old buck +
So I've grafted old mature apples by changing branches to different varieties, and have grafted hundreds of bench grafts onto year old rootstock. My question is with 4 or 5 year old dolgo (seedlings not grafted). Can I graft those over to desired variety at about 4 foot high? Any reasons not to? My reasoning is there already about 2.5" caliper at base and have been growing in tree tubes (yes I have great success with vented tubes rather than cages). I worry if I graft low that they'll send up to many new shoots and drown out the graft. Grafting at about 4 foot height inside of 5 foot tubes would protect it from wind damage and I should be able to see down in to tell the difference between shoots and the scion.
Thoughts? I plan to spade these out next year if grafts are successful and relocate to a different property
Thoughts? I plan to spade these out next year if grafts are successful and relocate to a different property