Seller is further north than me

==>>> can you clarify???

if he is using more cold hardy root stock .... why would it be an issue???

what zone is he in...

ken

eBay seller in Livingston NJ. I live in TX. I’m just asking, I know nothing about grafting other than when it comes to citrus, sellers readily tell you rootstock.

The question to ask would be seedlings of what? and what is the compatibility?

oh yeah, you're asking about trade secrets. the first question should be, state nursery license? Then seedling of what and compatibility.

Then I'd have to ask how a seedling (of whatever) would provide greater vigor than however your chosen type would normally have. Unlikely straight run seedlings would do such.

But then again, you're looking at ebay. I'd much rather trust that seller than anyone else (ahem).

Boy, do I really regret that reading inflection is a lost art.

I have decided to pass, I did try to do a lot title research before posting here and delayed graft failure was a term that came up. Only information I was given was that it was grafted to oak seedlings in The backyard. Whether seller is licensed, I think it was just a hobbyist. But I guess I could further aggravate seller by asking if licensed. I suspect answer would be, yes, I drive (snicker).

thank you all.

Delayed incompatibility/graft failure is, in my experience, principally an issue with members of the red/black oak group. Peroxidase enzyme incompatibilities have been documented as at least one issue.

You didn't specify what species you were considering, but if a member of the white oak group, grafted onto another member of the white oak group... union should be good and long-lasting. I use bur oak (Q.macrocarpa) understock almost exclusively for all members of the white oak group, including interspecific hybrids.

Have just recently begun grafting a few red oak species... mostly Q.nuttalli selections, and mostly onto Q.falcata seedlings, as that's about all I have readily available here on the farm... most grafts have been very successful on falcata and Q.rubra, but have had a few failures on individual falcata seedlings... but numbers are so few that I can't say for certain that incompatibility was the issue.

ipittman8, you seem very open about your grafting rootstock. I sort of expected the same openness from potential seller. “ seedling from my backyard” is insufficient data. Making mental notebook of White to white compatibility/success, in case I consider a grafted oak in future. Not sure that I will with so many natives in my area. I think I was just bored the day I was eBay browsing.

bossy,

Most of the white oak group will function adequately as understock for other members of the white oak group... but I'd probably stay away from post oak(Q,stellata) as it's notoriously slow-growing. Bur oak is the go-to for me, 'cause I have plenty of them available, but also because it tends to be quite vigorous, and is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and pH.

You know, I bought a complete grafting kit to try on (don’t ever remember what) and never got ‘round to it”. It went the garage sale route.