Posted by c.amick on February 05, 2018 at 17:45:09 from (71.53.193.130):
In Reply to: Any apple gurus here? posted by Dave H (MI) on February 04, 2018 at 13:39:53:
You can use most other common apple tree types for root stock, if you just want a standard size tree. I dig up volunteer trees that I find which came up from seed and use them. (You could put graphs on the tree you planted.) You have to do it after freezing weather and before the buds start to open. I like using cuttings about the diameter of a pencil or a little larger. What ever you are putting it on has to be the same diameter so the bark edges will line up. I cut mine at a pretty steep angle so there is a lot of contact area between the two pieces. The cuts need to match up well, flat against each other. I hold them together and wrap them very tightly with electrical tape. Wrap it several times so that you have a nice stiff joint. Late in the second year of growth, split the electrical tape vertically in a couple places to allow for expansion. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL OFF THE ELECTRICAL TAPE. THE BARK WILL COME OFF WITH IT. The tape will eventually fall off on it's own.
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