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grafting a nectarine
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I have an espaliered nectarine. It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series of horisonlat branches. Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm. I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base of the original (damaged) branches. This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that. Can anyone help me. thanks james |
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grafting a nectarine
to promote many new buds cut back all unwanted growth prune hard
"james" wrote in message u... Hi, I have an espaliered nectarine. It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series of horisonlat branches. Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm. I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base of the original (damaged) branches. This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that. Can anyone help me. thanks james |
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grafting a nectarine
james writes:
I have an espaliered nectarine. It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series of horisonlat branches. Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm. I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base of the original (damaged) branches. This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that. You're right, they don't grow new shoots at the base of a broken limb. I recall a grafting technique known as budding, where you remove a bud + surrounding live bark from a donor and slip it into a slit in the bark of your tree. Eventually it grows out to form a branch. It's probably something you'd do around late winter. Try a web search to see whether you think you could manage this. There are plenty of sites with details. -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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grafting a nectarine
"james" wrote in message u... Hi, I have an espaliered nectarine. It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series of horisonlat branches. Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm. I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base of the original (damaged) branches. This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that. Can anyone help me. thanks james James I would recommend budding new shoots onto the trunk in early January. It is very easy with stone fruit and there are pleanty of good books that tell you how to do it. Practice the technique on part of the plant that you will prune of later to get the feel for it, but it is really quite simple. A sharp knife, some plastic budding tape and you will be wondering around the garden looking for more things to "adjust". Cheers CT |
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