I recently agreed to trade scions with a gentlemen from this site and we mailed them the same day. His arrived in 4 days as expected but the USPS mishandled mine and they did not arrive for 12 days. Who knows the temperature during the trip but you know it was not the 35 degrees recommended, probably more like 70 most of the time. Well upon arrival I cut the bottom tips off and put in water to rehydrate and decided to go on and graft since although it did not look fresh at all it did still have some green color. I really wanted a start from these trees and If they fail I can re-graft them in a few weeks with scions from my fridge of my own stock. Just wondering if anyone has ever tried grafting with stock being out of fridge for several days? Any prediction on success rate?
Scions long trip
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5 year old buck +
Those scions weren't mine were they?
Regrafting might not work too well. Are the rootstocks in pots or in the ground? If attempting a regraft, I would put them somewhere cooler and more shaded while the graft heals. If put in the ground, put a chair over top of them for some shade.
Iffy scions I have used for larger roostock and grafted 2 pieces to them. A cleft, but instead of a split. I cut a V and fill the gap with 2 scion pieces. You can also paint or wrap the scion piece to retain more moisture. I use heal n seal and paint the scion after grafting. Even cover the buds with a thin coating of watered down paint. doc farrels heal n seal is basically laex pant with permetherin in it to prevent bugs for messing with tree wounds.
Pictures would be good.
Regrafting might not work too well. Are the rootstocks in pots or in the ground? If attempting a regraft, I would put them somewhere cooler and more shaded while the graft heals. If put in the ground, put a chair over top of them for some shade.
Iffy scions I have used for larger roostock and grafted 2 pieces to them. A cleft, but instead of a split. I cut a V and fill the gap with 2 scion pieces. You can also paint or wrap the scion piece to retain more moisture. I use heal n seal and paint the scion after grafting. Even cover the buds with a thin coating of watered down paint. doc farrels heal n seal is basically laex pant with permetherin in it to prevent bugs for messing with tree wounds.
Pictures would be good.
No, all your scions arrived on time and I grafted immediately. These scions that took 12 days to arrive, I clipped the bottom and put in water for about an hour and then grafted. We will see if they take and I will give a follow up in a couple of weeks.
Everyone gets a tracking number but I have learned from this experience it means very little. It looked like my scions were bouncing all over America but in reality only the tote that they should of been in was going all over America while my package never left the original site for 10 days although not one at USPS could tell me why. The tracking number is pretty useless
Everyone gets a tracking number but I have learned from this experience it means very little. It looked like my scions were bouncing all over America but in reality only the tote that they should of been in was going all over America while my package never left the original site for 10 days although not one at USPS could tell me why. The tracking number is pretty useless
Mortenson
5 year old buck +
I sent 1 batch out this year and the mail lady said we should do priority. Im not sure if that makes a difference or not. I think they made it a few states away in around 4 days. I mail morels to an aunt 4 hours away each spring and I do overnight. That costs 40-50 most years, but the box is way bigger than an envelope of scionwood.
Merle Hawggard
5 year old buck +
I had some a few years back stuck in Baltimore so long they were moldy on arrival.
Grafted both and was shocked they took.
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Grafted both and was shocked they took.
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5 year old buck +
Going to try cleaning some of my scionwood this year. 10:1 bleach solution for 3-5 minutes then air dry. Commercial guys do it pretty often.
I do find if I wring the paper towel in the bag real hard, it doesn't get too wet.
