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Hi there,

APPLES:
I have braeburn, and unknown variety that fruits very early (good eater) and redlove.

Plums:
DAMSON merryweather, and victoria plum

Would LOVE another type of Damson, different plum, a good pretty crabapple or a good cooking apple. I have rootstocks arriviving in the next few days and would only need a few pencil sized twigs.

I'm happy to send out some grafting material even if you have none to offer me :)
Thanks for reading x  Leesa

I would like a peice of redlove please. got bramleys seedling but will ask around for another damson. just having my first go at grafting this year., (m26 & m27 rootstocks to play with. where do you get your rootstocks from?

Bramleys seedling is brilliant! How many redlove grafts/scions would you like?

Let me know in a pm:)

Leesa

Oh, lol. Got all excited and forgot to say...I bought my rootstocks from Blackmoor nurseries. They are a really good price....something like £2 something each :)

I have a really tasty plum which I grew from a stone.  I want to graft it onto a dwarfer rootstock because the tree is extremely tall.

Would you like some? 

Yes please! Have you bought a rootstock for your plum, and if so....do you want some of my damson to make a dual tree?

Oh this sound interesting, is it difficult to do?

Quote from: leesa662000 on February 01, 2011, 19:42:41
Yes please! Have you bought a rootstock for your plum, and if so....do you want some of my damson to make a dual tree?

No, I haven't bought rootstock yet.  I'd forgotten all about it until I read your post.
I've never done it before, is it easy to do? Do you know which rootstock is suitable for a plum, I don't want it to grow too tall.
Let me know what you want me to send you, how big should the twigs be and how many you would like.  PM me your address.
I'd like to have a go with the damson please. 

The only rootstock I know of is st julian, here's a link:

http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=495

They are £2 each.

If you look on buckinghams web site they have a few different rootstocks. I might need to read up on this, it sounds like a interest project. :)
                                Twoflower

There are some st julien rootstock on ebay now
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Plum-Rootstock-St-Julien-A-Grafting-pre-ord-/130476218800?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item1e60fd19b0 also cherry pear & apple.

WOW! The ones on ebay are £9 each!!!! They are only £2 + p+p from blackmoor!

Not so, you get 4 rootstocks in each item so £2.25 inc P7P. I see his m26s are £8 for 4 postage free. not trying to promte him, this is just where mine came from.

Ahhh. lol. I love blackmoor nurseries, you get exactly what it says on the tin. I've bought so many seeds from ebay and they've turned out somewhat different than advertised.

I remember buying black poppy seeds last year....I got 2 to grow....I waited and waited  for the flower buds to open and guess what!! They were white :(

I have golden delicious and an unknown apple great one for cooking.One problem i life in holland,but i will take a gamble.

I'd love some golden delicious! But I think we'll have to send them very quickly before the seasons change.
What would you like from me? Please let me know in a pm, and also your address.

Leesa

PS. Forgot to say (for all of the people that have never grafted before)

I learned a few years ago on.....wait for it.....YOUTUBE!

They have so many videos on it, really beats the hand drawn diagrams in books.

Just search apple tree grafting and it has it all.. I personally prefer saddle grafting.....it gives such a neat finish and (for me) it's the easiest. One thing I will say is that you need to be a bit of a perfectionist with saddle grafting because it won't work unless most of the cambium (s) are meeting.

I do some voluntary work at a walled garden I will get you a list of varieties that are grown
Be carefull cutting into any prunus as there is a risk of silverleaf
Deacons are a good source fo rootstocks are if you have a horticultural college nearby they will sell you some failing that take some suckers from any rootstock

 

Ok now i am hooked but where do i get the Scion material from?

                          Twoflower ;D

I have a delicious apple that I got from Lidl.  No idea of the variety.  I took it to Garden Organic day last year and they could not identify it.  I want to have another so I am very interested in the ease of grafting.  I have been offered a professional job but they charge £25 for two.  If only one takes you only get one, but if neither takes they will try again for no charge.

I have a huge Discovery if anyone wants any bits of that.  It certainly will not miss a few bits  I would like to graft some of it onto something smaller it is far too big. 

I also have a huge golden delicious but it is not quite like the ones in the shops  It is much more aromatic and flavoursome.  It is also rather prone to mildew so I spray with stinging nettle tea every year.

This sounds like an interesting challenge.  I also want some mirabelle plums and there is a whole row not far from me, so I can easily scrump a few prunings which are overhanging the path.  Even better I could chat up the owner.   It would be nice to have several colour plums on one tree.