Well I've done my best to help you guys graft. My photos thread: Photos Depicting a Graft should be all you need.

If you're just going through the motions, then did up some seedlings in the wild (if right now). I'm just a little confused as why he is asking you (right now) to get an understock.....

Dax

you want suggestions for what..

the book?

the understock???

the scion???

nice pix

ken

Hi Dax,
I've read the photos thread and watched the youtube videos. Also studying your 2.12.07 how to graft thread!
I'm new, it's almost an overwhelming amount of information to take in, and there are so many questions. I think I'm supposed to bring understock that has been potted for a year, but have no clue where to find it.
Thanks,
Nate

Hi Ken,
Need name of book and where to find source of understock. Scion will be provided.
Thanks,
Nate

Dax's help has been invaluable to me as a beginning grafter. If you need more written information there is lots on the Internet that is much cheaper than buying a book. That said, a birthday gift I received last year of 'Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers' by Bruce Macdonald is full of information. It's available at Amazon.

For rootstock you'll need to know what you'll be grafting (looks like hard needled pines will be a safe bet) then just go to a local retail nursery for any one gallon sized compatible species. That will be a quick and easy way to get an established understock.

Mostly, relax and have fun you lucky guy...my guru lives 2,000 miles away!

Barbara

PS great picts..collect some scions for me too?

Nate,

I get my seedlings from the University of Idaho nursery.
The web address is seedlings.uidaho.com Look under the catalog home link on the left hand side of the page.

I just checked availability and you can get fir, douglas fir, spruce and 2 and 5 needle pines in the 'Superstock' size.

Pot them up this spring and grow them on. You will be ready to graft next winter.

They are not the least expensive, but convenient and good sized. 20 CU inch is a big plug

Keith

Here is a link that might be useful: UIdaho Nursery

my local tree farm.. who do grafting .. would probably sell some currently potted understock for a couple bucks a piece ...

i presume we want to do this now.. not next year ...

at the link.. CO tree farms.. time to do some phone work.. and see if anyone has some potted stock available .. i would look for 2 1/4 inch black pots with two or 3 year old seedlings ]about the thickness of a pencil ... from the appropriate species ...

no clue on the book ...

the annual soil conservation seedling sale is coming up very soon ... 25 pines for $16 or so .. if you want to plan for next year ... strobus [white] works on many pines ... and blue spruce for the spruce family ... i am sure your soil cons dist is having its sale soon also .. its a federal program ... google your county plus soil cons dist to find the local office..

they may also know who might sell potted stuff locally ... or might try the county Ag office also ....

you are not allowed to sell their trees with roots attached ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: co tree farms

Hi. Dax's pics are clear and precise.A most useful addition to M.Dirr's excellent work on woody plant propagation where you will find a wealth of information on grafting ,cuttings and sowing and even tissue-culture T.