Bark graft pear tree success timeframe

[DrewMc]

First time grafting. I grafted two scions per tree on 4/21. My moonglows have buds swelling, but my wild pear scions are not. How much longer until I know whether they took?

I know my scions are a little longer than normal.

 

[Turkey Creek]

I would expect some signs of life in another 1-2 weeks. I wouldn't be concerned about it yet.

 

[DrewMc]

One other thing I wanted to get an opinion on. My wild pear scions came from an older tree that is nearing the end of its life. It is still producing pears annually though. I’ve recently read that you shouldn’t use older trees because odds are it contracted pollen transferred diseases. Any truth to that?

 

[Turkey Creek]

First I have heard of such a thing. I guess I wouldn't be overly concerned about it, especially if you are just grafting a tree for your own personal use.

 

[g squared 23]

Usually about 3+ weeks before I see green. Did you put wax or something on the end of the scion to prevent it from drying out? Otherwise looks good.


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[DrewMc]

Usually about 3+ weeks before I see green. Did you put wax or something on the end of the scion to prevent it from drying out? Otherwise looks good.


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I used pruning sealer on ends. Will that suffice or should I use wax?

 

[DrewMc]

3 weeks in. Looking like all grafts are starting to leaf out. Pretty excited with the success.

 

[g squared 23]

I used pruning sealer on ends. Will that suffice or should I use wax?

Something on the end of scion is a good idea so it doesn’t dry out before the rootstock has time to hydrate it. It probably doesn’t matter what you use. I wrap the scion in parafilm but I could probably just paint the tip as it doesn’t lose much moisture through the bark

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[g squared 23]

3 weeks in. Looking like all grafts are starting to leaf out. Pretty excited with the success.

Looking good my brother


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[DrewMc]

Something on the end of scion is a good idea so it doesn’t dry out before the rootstock has time to hydrate it. It probably doesn’t matter what you use. I wrap the scion in parafilm but I could probably just paint the tip as it doesn’t lose much moisture through the bark

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Thanks for the tip.I put a little pruning sealer where I cut, but that’s probably not enough.