My grafts

[Mahindra3016]

I was a first time grafter this year, after discovering a local late hanging apple, i thought i would give it a try, pics are before and after Loysburg apple.

The loysburg apple is a local tree that drops these big yellow apples after christmas.

This is a mid season dropper, wild apple, grafted to a wild crab apple.

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[Mahindra3016]

Also, thanks to greyphase for all the advice through messages on the "other" forum.

 

[CrazyEd]

I love to see this! I personally was a bit intimidated by the thought of grafting my own trees a few years back. So glad I took the chance and gave it a try and discovered how easy it really is!

Well done! The results look great so far. With the size of the stump you grafted those scions too that thing will be fruiting in no time.

 

[Mahindra3016]

Thank you, I definitely was intimidated as well, and i had my doubts that it would work, because of this i did put some extra scions on, but they all took, i will probably remove some next spring. I show people at work the pictures and they too are amazed, One guy has wild apple trees on his place and wants me to graft some over next year.

 

[greyphase]

Also, thanks to greyphase for all the advice through messages on the "other" forum.

Whoa :eek: Looks like you've got yourself a "greenthumb". That's some good growth. :cool: I've got 2 scions of the Loysburg apple growing nicely on B118 rootstock. It's sure funny how we each spotted this old tree growing along the road and decided to propagate it. Your next step will be buying rootstock and trading scions. Ask anybody on this board and they'll tell you this apple grafting is addicting.

 

[buckvelvet]

Your next step will be buying rootstock and trading scions. Ask anybody on this board and they'll tell you this apple grafting is addicting.

Yeah your screwed dude, i went from zero, to 20, to 100 lol..




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[Mahindra3016]

Whoa :eek: Looks like you've got yourself a "greenthumb". That's some good growth. :cool: I've got 2 scions of the Loysburg apple growing nicely on B118 rootstock. It's sure funny how we each spotted this old tree growing along the road and decided to propagate it. Your next step will be buying rootstock and trading scions. Ask anybody on this board and they'll tell you this apple grafting is addicting.

Im hooked for sure, about all my apples here got frosted, i went by the loysburg apple the other day and it has fruit.

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[Bowsnbucks]

You sure have those grafts growing well. Never heard of Loysburg - but it sure looks like a good apple in the pic. If it drops after Christmas, that'll be good for deer and other wildlife for sure. If that roadside tree has been around that long thru weather, road salt, disease, etc. - it has to be tough. Nice find.

 

[Mahindra3016]

The graft unions seem to be scabbing pretty well, but do i need to add any kind of support to them?

 

[chickenlittle]

I think your main concern is a fat bird or wind damage. You'll probably want to pick one of them as the one to keep and prune the rest l this winter. You could head off(prune back) that winner now so the bird lands on the others. Or strap a piece of bamboo or similar to the tree and tie the one you want to keep to the bamboo support.

 

[greyphase]

Good advise from Chickenlittle. I found this limbgraft broke off just a few days ago probably by a bird.

 

[chickenlittle]

Tying it to the bamboo is important. I initially added it next to some persimmon bark grafts the idea the bird would land on the taller bamboo. Last time I checked, both grafts were snapped off one tree. Boo.

 

[yoderjac]

I found that to be the case as well. Bamboo works great for this. However, I had one on my deck break. It was a new graft to M111. It was only about 6" of new growth. I was too busy to deal with it. Several days later, I noticed more growth from the hanging branch. I figured the cambium was still intact enough for energy transfer so I used electrical tape and taped it back up. It is now has a couple feet of new growth.

Thanks,

Jack