Start using dwarf rootstocks haha. You can fit many more. Some can be planted 5 feet apartI'm addicted and only have two trees out of about 55 producing so far. Planting 8 more this year and have no room left.
HA!! You can go closer than that! 3' between most trees in a tall spindle, high production apple orchard.Start using dwarf rootstocks haha. You can fit many more. Some can be planted 5 feet apart
A little melted bees wax in a double boiler can be painted on from the graft union to the tip of the scion. If you have enough to make it worth a bigger wax purchase you can melt enough to just do a quick dip from the scion to the graft union into. In less than a second you can have it sealed.I will be bench grafting to root stock. I hope to be eventually doing some top grafting on a crab tree in my yard.
Chuck
My pics show example of double boiler setup. This is a tip I got on the forum and used for the first time last year. I use a coat hanger to dip in the melted wax and paint on the tip of the scion and top and bottom of grafting tape.A little melted bees wax in a double boiler can be painted on from the graft union to the tip of the scion. If you have enough to make it worth a bigger wax purchase you can melt enough to just do a quick dip from the scion to the graft union into. In less than a second you can have it sealed.