inflo graft

hi all,

here is my first graft of the season. the scion is an stalled inflo turned branch from my ammoron's curly white seedling. the rootstock is a panamanian seedling. first i tried t-pins to hold the pieces together. it was cumbersome given that i didn't have much to work with. then i remembered paula's hot glue gun method. voila!

it's not the most attractive graft. i guess that why some people do not care for grafting or see its merits. with time they will all look pretty and i'll have larger copy of my acw seedling.

dete

i guess this shouldn't be labeled inflo graft as that's misleading.

This message was edited May 16, 2007 3:01 PM

Dete, I would wrap the entire union with electric tape until the cambium fills in the gaps. Those two pieces were not held together tightly enough. The cuts should fit together perfectly and tightly. A diagonal cut often helps to get a good fit.

hi clare,

thanks for the tips. they did fit together when i started the graft. i think they pushed apart as the union healed. i guess that why pins are used. i keep it in the gh so i am not worried about the union drying. the glue has been removed and its standing on its own.

Hi Dete, yes, the pushing apart means that it wasn't held tightly enough in place. I use staples and electric tape now so this doesn't happen. If it were to stay like this, it would be a weak graft, and those tend to break off easy at the first sign of trama. If it were my graft, I would re-graft it using a diagonal cut and electric tape. The tip looks healthy enough to windstand a second grafting if you want to attempt it. This is the type of cut that I am talking about.

thanks for the info clare.

If the cambium (outer layer) doesn't grow together that will never hold, Dete.