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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Ideal Scion Length for Grafting
« on: March 25, 2015, 04:40:41 PM »
What is the ideal scion length for cleft and whip grafting? Have there been studies showing how results vary with various scion lengths?
Most of my scions are between 100 and 150 mm (4"-6") and I choose this length mostly because I am blindly following what I was taught. I like to have 4 or 5 buds on a scion, but that's about the only justification I have. My results are very good when the rootstock and scion are both in a growth mode, but I wonder if it would be even better with shorter or longer scions. What do you folks think?
Most of my scions are between 100 and 150 mm (4"-6") and I choose this length mostly because I am blindly following what I was taught. I like to have 4 or 5 buds on a scion, but that's about the only justification I have. My results are very good when the rootstock and scion are both in a growth mode, but I wonder if it would be even better with shorter or longer scions. What do you folks think?