Hi Gang, I can't resist posting to let you know my Good News!
I think my Arborea Group grafts onto the Aurea Group have actually worked! I've just had a peek at a couple of them today (mainly Vulcanicola onto Insignis) and they're starting to form callus along the joints! This is a sure sign that the tissues of both species are connecting! Yahooooo!!!!! LOL
LOL...I get so excited about things like this! Could I be the first person ever to do this??? :o))))
Still excited,
Bruno
Congrats Bruno would love to see a pic
Great!
I tried to find grafting wax and can't seem to find any.....
I have a big chunk of it, think dad called it beez wax. He grafted trees years back.
WOW Bruno......that would be too cool!!
This is great.Please keep us posted on progress.
Hi Irish, There's not much to see at the moment! If I have time I'll take a picture of one of my grafts tomorrow!
Hi Hibiscus & CC, I didn't use grafting wax!
I had a root around one of our sheds and found this thin white tape stuff my dad uses to seal pipeing joint conections! It's not sticky...but when you stretch & wrap it around something it clings to itself, if you know what I mean!
Hi Kell!
Tell you what Guys, I'll start a new thred, and I'll tell you my exact grafting method there!
Best wishes always,
Bruno
LOL Bruno! You will have us all grafting before the summer gets here! Can y9u imagine an alley tree with several colors growing from it?
Bruno,is it that teflon tape for the threads on pipes?
Eric has an old thread on grafting here somewhere from Eric
http://davesgarden.com/t/48027/grafting
Brugmansia are tricky and yet simple.
Many hybrids of Brugmansia are so simple to root. First suggestion, run the felled remains of a Brugmansia tree with a lawnmower. Toss soil over them to barely cover them or just barely leave the top sides exposed. Water. This method works with most Brugmansia and results in hundreds of new Brugmansia plants.
Candida double white Brugmansia can be rooted from green or hardwood cuttings. I have used very minute green offshoots that were not as wide as my pinky nail cut in quarters from this hybrid. The main idea behind rooting green offshoots of some Brugmansia hybrids is to pull of the majority of the roots and sink at least half of the cutting into a well aerated soil that retains moisture for at least 4 hours, but no more than 24 hours. I have rooted cuttings in pure peat though, only watering once heavily and then leaving them be until they began to wilt. Watering them again, and then leaving them be until they were wilting again. Pure sand or pure perlite can be used as well to root most Brugmansia hybrids. Brugmansia are most prone to rot at the base of the cutting and continue to rot upwards. If one has a tricky Brugmansia that is hard to root even from a hardwood cutting one can simply wrap the plant around the part that one is going to be making a cutting from with wet moss and a wrap to keep it in place. This will form root buds on the outer layer of bark before it is removed. Cut all leaves off of the cutting a day or two prior to its removal to allow it to heal some. Remove the cutting and the moss wrap and you should see nodes that have formed if you have kept it wet for anywhere from 24 hours to 2 weeks. Cut, and plant in a lose well aerated soil. Water as frequently as it dries out and wilts. The more aerated the soil the better. Another trick I have found is to simply place a layer of about 1 inch of perlite where the cut end is, a layer of good soil under neath the perlite and below the cut end that is suspended in the perlite. This keeps the cutt end that generally develops rot the fastest from developing any rot as it is better aerated. Layer above the perlite with good gardening or potting soil.
Making Brugmansia grafts.
Method one, place cuttings in the corners of two square pots. Root them both. After they are fully rooted pull both out of square pots and wrap them together at 2 or 2 places using a 1/2 to quarter inch wrap. Place in a pot together. Let them get over the shock of being moved and resume normal fast growth. Remove bandages and make cuts that face each other. Wrap them back together in the same manner. This process makes a very nice graft in about 4-6 weeks in most cases. The actual graft only takes 2-3 weeks to fully form.
Method two, using a fully rooted large Brugmansia, place a seedling or rooted cutting still in its pot alongside the branch it is to be grafted to. Secure the pot to the branch with a wrap. Make cuts that face each other on the branch and on the seedling or rooted cutting in a pot. Wrap the cuts together. When making your cuts remember that you are just removing a bit of the outer bark. Not enough to actually see the inner wood, but it is okay if you do see a bit as they will heal up. Water and fertilize the rooted cutting in its pot and water and fertilize the large fully rooted Brugmansia as well. After the graft is fully formed, gently cut the smaller cutting or seedling to remove it from its roots and the small pot. You can then either leave the grafted Brugmansia in the top of the tree attached to the branch or you can cut the branch just below the graft and root the new graft on its own.
Hope this helps,
Brugmansia
Yeah...You've got it CC!!!! That's exactly it!!!!!!
Thanks CC, Now I know what it's called!
Cheers,
Bruno
Kell...That's very possible...infact, any combination is possible! Imagine haveing a Sang, Rothkirch, Culebra and Snowbank all growing out from the top of the same stem! :o)
I'm haveing a really good day today..LOL
Thanks guys,
Bruno
You are on a roll.........keep it up!
I can imagine Bruno!! Don't you think Tonny would love this idea also? I sure miss his happy posts.
Yeah, I really miss him too Kell, It just isn't the same without him sharing his constant enthusiasm! Tonny...wherever you are...Come back!!!
Bruno
