Peach bud T graft

radovan

14 years ago

i have: apple, pears, plum, and peach tree.

can peach tree be grafted on any of those fruit trees by bud T grafting?

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Konrad___far_north
14 years ago
Yes, but peach to peach or plum.

Konrad
kylew
14 years ago
How do I graft a peach? I have scion and rootstock. I have heard to summer bud but I am unsure if T or chip bud is best.
Also, where is the bud on peach? It does not look like it grows the same as citrus (which I have grafted).
Do I use the green new wood with the leaves or from last years brown wood without leaves?

Kyle
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fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
14 years ago
Kyle: The leaf bud on peach is in the same position as on citrus. You should be able to see the buds at the junction of the leaf petiole and the stem. Often there are three buds. The outer two are flower buds. The center one is a vegetative bud. If only one, then that is vegetative.

Use the peach wood from near the base of a vigorous current season shoot. Cut the leaf petiole off just above the bud and leave the stub. Use that bud as your scion when T budding. I'd wait until August to bud and force it next spring. It is too late to bud and force growth this summer.

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franktank232
14 years ago
A good link for anyone interested in chip budding..

www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1518/build/g1518.pdf

Fruit..
Is this what you would do if you were me on my peaches? I'm tempted to try a few and see what happens next spring.
ottawan_z5a
14 years ago
franktank232
That is a good review of chip-budding site you provided above.
I noticed that Plum is not mentioned in the list of chip budding plants at the end. Is there any specific reason for leaving Plum out?
kylew
14 years ago
Thanks fruitnut.
I am interested in your response to the last 2 about chip budding rather than t budding.
Is grafting ever a viable option with peach?
Also, in using the bud at the base, is there concern about "blind buds" in peaches? I have heard in citrus that the 2-3 buds closest to the previous branch may not take.

Kyle
fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
14 years ago
Kyle: Sure, grafting is a viable option in peach, probably the best option on a tree of any size. I've used T budding on small trees and cleft and bark grafting on larger trees, anything over about 2 cm diameter.

Only use peach bud wood where you can see a bud. There are blind buds at the bottom of current growth. But I've never had a problem finding wood with good visible vegetative buds.

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