apple root stock bed

Discussion in 'Fruit and Nut Trees' started by erinpres, Oct 23, 2007.

  1. erinpres

    erinpres Member

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    I grafted about 50 apple trees this spring and the grafts took for about three quarters of them. For the trees where the grafts didn't take, I heard you could use the root stock again, or make it into a "bed" and get more root stock. Any suggestions on how to make a "root stock bed" (if it is indeed possible) or where I could get more info on root stock beds?

    Thanks!
     
  2. dino

    dino Active Member

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    erinpres:

    "grafts took for about three quarters of them." I'm impressed! Grafting is still terra incognita to me.

    Layering is the one propagation method which seldom lets me down.

    Here's a page which says: "Layering is a form of vegetative propagation where cuttings are made to form adventitious roots while the cutting is still attached to the mother plant."

    And, on mound layering (your solution, I'd think): "Mound Layering (is) a type of layering that is useful with heavy-stemmed, closely branched shrubs. For a mound layer cut the plant back to 1 inch above the soil surface in the dormant season. The dormant buds will produce new shoots in the spring.
    Mound soil over the new shoots as they grow. Roots will develop at the bases of the
    young shoots. Remove the layers in the dormant season and either place in containers or transplant diriectly."

    That page was found here:

    http://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Chapters/Layering and grafting.pdf.

    Hth, and good luck,

    dino
     
  3. jascha

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    Erin,

    I had tremendous success this season with my MM106 rootstocks by doing the following: Growing them in pots on their sides until all the branches grow upwards on one side of the trunk. Then replanting on it's side and burying the trunk under about 2 - 3 inches of soil. Within 2 months, the branches had all grown their own roots.
     

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