2018-05-11
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I combine various varieties of cherry tree.
Summary:
Cody takes us to a domestic cherry tree he planted in the middle of a grove of chokecherries.
Note: it looks like winter and it's lightly snowing
See Gardening With Cody Week 6: Planting Trees in Rocks to watch him plant the trees back in May 2017.
He checks if the cherry tree is still alive because it's been pest damaged - turns out it is still alive and green inside.
Cody brings twigs of multiple domestic cherry varieties to graft onto chokecherries.
2:24, grafting procedure known as a whip-tongue graft.
Cody completes grafts and covers grafted twigs with plastic bag to prevent drying out and a brown paper bag to block out sunlight.
Cody comes back to remove paper bag and plastic bag
It no longer looks like winter by this point.
Grafted twigs of the varieties "Stella" (not all) and "Lapins" are alive, proving that the grafting is successful.
Cody elaborates plan to prune back the chokecherry foliage so that the plants divert all their resources to the grafted domestic cherry.
Cody takes us to the house he rents in town. A few chokecherry grafts onto tart cherry are successful. Sweet cherry onto tart cherry grafts are also successful. But chokecherry onto sweet cherry are not successful.
Take plastic off when leaves are open, taking paper bag off too early causes graft failure because the young leaves burn.
"Bing" sweet cherry to "Stella" graft also successful.
Cody returns to the chokecherry grove and shows that the Apple tree planted in May 2017 has also survived.
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