Sunday grafting & such.

Lemon Zest is pushing new growth already.

I re-grafted one of the LZ scion because of its weak connection. Turns out only a small portion of the graft took. I hope this time it will be better?

My Madame Francis seedling pushing out three shoots after I decapitated the meristem.

My MC graft is still looking healthy. Can't wait to see if it worked.

Today I pruned Glenn and then grafted the cutting onto this Kent seedling.

Et Voilá.

Another attempt at saving the LZ cutting.

My attempt at saving the LZ cutting failed because I didn't make cambium contact. So in another (possibly final) attempt, I made a deep slice into the wood, this time exposing the cambium, and sliced a wedge out of the root stock and inserted into the cutting and wrapped it up with string (all I had on hand).

Lemon Zest grafts

I removed the tape from around the graft to see how it healed. I was nervous about breaking it but here it is. The graft with the leaves healed nicely; the other graft had slipped out a little (must have happened when I initially wrapped it) but it healed; albeit, I'm thinking its weak. If it lives it might push growth.

More focused view of the better graft.

Et voilá.

Update, August 29th, 2012.

Group shot of some of my mangoes.

Maha Chanok.

Lemon Zest.

My Lemon Zest graft.

Et Voilá.

Regrafting.

Maha Chanok regrafting.

I noticed that the grafts were sowing signs of failing. So I removed the rubberband and tape and saw that it was marginally attached but for the most part they were turning black.

So in an attempt to save the scions, I cut them off and grafted them onto seedling root stocks. I hope it works.

 

 

This Maha scion is a bit shriveled, so I'm not sure if it will survive. I did a veneer graft with it because the diameter were so different from the root-stock.

My Glenn graft looks like it worked.

Et Voilá.

My weird approach/veneer graft

A while ago, I pruned this section off of Lemon Zest and plopped it into a vase of water. I discovered it was still alive and pushing shoots. So I got one of my seedlings and veneered grafted it to the trunk of the pruned stem. It seems to be working because of the growth but I can't be certain. I will keep an eye on it for a few months and see.

Update; August 20th, 2012

Grafted Lemon Zest's new growth.

Group shot.

Julie #4

Glenn pushing growth beneath

Glenn

Carrie

Edward

Julie #1

Young

Maha Chanok

Lemon Zest

et voila.