Vol. 33
Title: WINTER GRAFTING OF CEDAR, SPRUCE, AND ORNAMENTAL CHERRY
Author: Lance Lyon
pp: 54-55
Abstract:
At Femrite Nursery we graft cedar and spruce in the greenhouse, and cherries in the field.
Production of the grafted conifers begins with the harvesting of the seedling understock. The roots are trimmed and they are potted into 4 in. pots. This is done a year before the grafting is to take place. The understock is left outside until late October and then it is brought into the greenhouse and prepared for grafting.
By December the understock is producing new roots and the scionwood is dormant and is ready to be taken for grafting. We use a side veneer graft for both the cedar and the spruce. First the cuts are made and one edge of the scion is matched to the understock. Then the graft is wrapped with a budding rubber to hold the scion in place and the sides are painted with Tree Heal. The grafts are then placed back on the bench and covered with poly to keep the humidity high until the graft union has time to heal. After about two weeks the poly is removed and the grafted plants are
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