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Post by garrett on Nov 24, 2011 10:05:55 GMT -5
ok don't laugh.lol could i say graft a rose cutting to a apple whip and get it to take? could the tree share minute amounts of dna? and end up with a giant rose tree? or crazier crosses? say jackfruit or loquat on the apple whip? or crazier yet? a coconut to a fig or apple graft for increased cold tolerance? if i took two prunus members around a foot tall?whip grafted? used root hormones at the callus before i taped.would it have a chance?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2011 7:27:49 GMT -5
I added emphasis (itlaics) to where I think your idea is tickling you.
Unfortunately they don't share dna. Its not a silly idea, the stuff inside of cells don't migrate from cell to cell.
Even indirect fertility or heartyness traits are not exchanged by grafting. So a rootstock from a dependable annual fruiter, will not trasfer that dependable annual fruiting trait to trees that fruit on a longer cycle (fer instance some older apple cultivars tend to make fruit good every other year).
A callus is where roots erupt through bark. The graft wound has tape or wax to keep air out, not to forse roots at that joining.
I like your speculations. and I won't laugh at you. If you stick with this, I think you'll do wonderful things with your trees. Even if you can't train them to sit up and beg. (or steal your socks...)
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Post by garrett on Jan 5, 2012 0:30:49 GMT -5
ahhhhhhhhhh i found the chimera in my tree travels.smiles
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2012 9:30:22 GMT -5
ahhhhhhhhhh i found the chimera in my tree travels.smiles OK what'ja get? Or graft together? LOL
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Post by garrett on Jan 15, 2012 3:40:41 GMT -5
won't graft until i gets the initial seed stock going copp.
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