Beautiful Nate....

Go figure that Spruce are also notorious for failing AFTER the onset of new growth on a scion. We all want the other to succeed...remember that this is a practice year for us newbies, especially since we both got such a late start finding rootstock. Anything that takes is a bonus, failures are an opportunity to learn (I tell myself that every time a failed graft is removed from the case)

Do you happen to "dissect" the ones that fail? Most of my bad ones have started binding, but then all the tissue in the graft area degrades. Can someone explain what is occurring there?

Best of luck Nate!
Or as I tell my kids: they don't need luck because they have TALENT...knowledge is the key.

Barbara

They probably got too hot barb.

Dax

Barbara,

I haven't dissected any yet, but will do that. I'm holding out and want to wait until every last needle falls off!

Another suggestion I recently heard, but haven't tried, is to remove the failed scion and graft a new scion right back on to the same rootstock location. Apparently, you can increase your percentages this way, even though you're grafting later than the optimal time. This assumes the rootstock is still healthy and there is additional scion available.

Nate

Happy Friday.

This bud's for you.
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Beautiful Nate!
Congratulations!