G day Warren had a great season with my apple tree it’s a Gravenstein they have finished now, I have cleft grafted a golden delicious on to it it has taken in three places, all the best to you
Kia ora Warren. I'm in Auckland. I did some t-bud grafts on a persimmon tree yesterday this mid-October. Is that too early? You were saying Jan/Feb would be best to do that. Is that so it's not waiting too long for winter to pass through and for the following Spring to come? On another note, would they not sprout this spring/summer at the time I did them or like in about three weeks time? That's why I did mine at this time. I was hoping to catch the Spring leaf bursts. I haven't had a lot of luck with T-budding. I'm obviously doing something incorrectly or timing is off. Great video by the way and great to hear our accent! LOL
I'm trying to understand how bud grafting anatomy actually works, but no book or website explains this: If not only the bark but also the cambium is lifted out, the cambium would end up on the outside of the bark of the bud that is inserted. How are they supposed to match up and grow if the open side of the bud cutting is only touching the internal wood of the stock? Wouldn't you need to instead shave off the tree's very thin bark where the bud will go, peel off the sliver of wood on the bud cutting, and bind the bud to the exposed cambium? Thanks.
vikas64233 Hello there The way I do it is if the scion wood diameter is smaller than the rootstock diameter then the bud will fit in under the bark easily. This also means there is no contamination or damage done to the bud When the scion diameter is similar to the rootstock then the wood needs to be removed to fit the bud in These are from my experiences I do it for fun and also teach it to amateur gardeners Warren
Ivan Magro Hi Ivan the best time for T budding is late summer, in the southern hemisphere for me that is January / February Two things to look for 1- your scion wood has stopped growing, beginning to mature and 2- when you cut into the rootstock the bark easily opens up to insert the bud Hope that helps
Hi Robert You are right it's a leaf bud, or meristematic growth (cell division). After winter or early spring the rootstock is pruned to just above this T bud. This will grow (forming stems and branches) and eventually will form spurs that produce flowers then fruit. We need this small bud to put on stem and branch growth to be able to support the fruiting growth. If a fruiting bud was used then it is likely that there would not be enough leaves for photosynthesis (to create energy for flowering and fruiting) Hope that helps Warren
