Looks like a good graft. Congratulations is disserved.

Thank you, Jodi. I am so afraid something will happen to it! Lol!

Congratulation! I am really happy for you!

Amy, it is just a cleft graft. I tried doing bud grafts and none took! So I just tried the simplest graft I could. The first one died, but I kept thinking "everyone else can do this, so I should be able to do it!" It is nerve racking. LOL!

Nice job, It took.

Well done.... congratulations !

Yay!! Congratulations Bonnie!

Lol, redneckgirlgreenthumb! I am with you on that. It doesn’t matter what kind of graft it is as long as it works! Youppie! A new tree! I was thrilled first time I was successful!

Dave, thanks for that bit of information. Grafting is a lot harder than people make it sound. I did several bud grafts but never had any take, had a few cleft grafts that seemed like they were taking then died. I was getting very discouraged then this one worked! Don't know that I will be hooked, but it is gratifying to have one that lived.

Hard? NOt really; but it is a gift. I can do T-bud; and I will get about 30%; my farm manager will get about 75%; but my guru once did 5,000 and did not lose one!!

I successfully graft at about 1 out of 75 tries

I borrowed my Hubby's calipers, to measure the nectarine that I grafted to the nemaguard peach. Thought that would make it easier. But it didn't help with the other things I tried grafting. Lol. They died anyway.

It is very satisfying to see them grow. One of my grafts from store bought mandarin twigs is growing fruit (I thinned it down to one). It is a mandarin grafted onto Italian lemon seedling. It will be interesting to taste how that affects the flavor. I’ll report to the forum, but it will be a while yet...enjoy your new baby!

Start planning now for next spring , it will be hectic !!

Grafting success is contingent on a number of factors. Species or cultivar, time of year, type of graft, quality of "carpentry" (fitting of the components) weather conditions, skill of the technician, etc.
A person having a history of successful grafts can expect much better results than a novice.
My track record for persimmons is abysmal. Citrus and pome fruits are in the mid to high ninety percentages. Prunus probably in the eighties.
A knowledgeable person knows from experience that certain conditions are favorable and others difficult, or impossible.

A novice may attempt to perform grafts at times, not knowing the futility of the effort.

However, the challenge is to learn from mistakes and graduate from novice to experienced. In my teen years I made scores of practice buds and grafts on trees I had no desire to propagate. The grafts were made as an educational experience to develop skills I would later use on desirable plants.

Congratulations Bonnie!! Very happy for you :)

Thanks everyone! I will try to post an updated picture, later today. It has grown about 4 inches and is looking very healthy. Hopefully I can successfully graft a couple more this spring, if my flying dragon cuttings root. (I know they are hard to root, but I'm ever hopeful.)

No harder than learning how to ride a bike.

Lol! Yeah, right Dave! I was 15 before I learned to ride a bike, but that's because I had a horse. So who needs to pedal when you can ride!?

Congratulations on your successful graft!

300 more to go, don’t stop now, keep on going!!

Skill of grafting is one thing, cleanliness is another, using alcohol prior to cutting is another for cleanliness how about a little patience. Don’t use a knife you just butter your sandwich.

Herman started the basics precisely. It seems intimidating at first, than become, “oh a piece of cake”!

My eye-sight isn't what it used to be. At least, that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it! But I will keep trying. I've found that it is easier and cheaper to buy scion than purchasing a tree. If you can get the graft to take. So, it takes a bit longer, before you get fruit, but I'm in no hurry. Just passing time til death knocks on my door. Lol!

I would love to see today's youth being involved in Horticulture in a big way. I have always been inspired by the wonders of biology. Much of our modern pop culture appears artificial and uninspiring to me. To each his own I suppose.

RNGGT, here is a saying.

Time is like a river

You can’t touch the same water twice

Because the flow that has passed will never pass again

Enjoy every moment of your live.

Herman, every thing change every 10 years, remember Woodstock, long hair, no underwear, than war, war, war, war. I don’t worry, have created a little heaven , good enough for My wife and me.

Herman

I would to. I am around young adults enough to know that most of them are fighting for survival, working 2 or 3 part time jobs often at unhealthy hours. They have no time for horticulture or even family time or personal recreation. Jobs don't pay anymore. There is a minority of people that are doing 'well' but they are still to stressed for any kind of real hobbies. At least our national unemployment rate is very low.

Steve

Bonnie, I did my very first graft last April and I’m up to 11 successful grafts so far lol. It’s definitely a disease, as Hershell Boyd describes it lol. There’s also something so rewarding and satisfying about growing a tree that you grafted. Welcome to the club, my friend!

At 33, I think most young adults do not manage their priorities well at all (Pot AND Kettle, here). Personally, I would rather opt out on owning the latest and greatest technology/car/home/decor/etc, in order to maintain my hobbies. A day spent fly fishing on a remote mountain stream, or quick ride on my horse after work is much more rewarding than binge watching shows on a $1500 TV or playing games on a computer all night. I drive a reliable, 17 year old car, with no payment. In the mornings, I drink my coffee and walk amongst my unhealthy number of citrus and fig trees, and enjoy the fruits of my labor (hah!). Of course, to each their own, with no judgement from me. I simply choose to invest in my outdoor hobbies, which bring me great joy and even peace in this crazy, hectic life.

Bob, I love that quote!!

congratulations

Again, Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. I will keep trying, though God knows what will happen to my endeavors when I am gone. My "children", ( they are the 30 something crowd), are not interested in growing things. One is too busy and the other is showing a bit of interest but not enough to sustain my greenhouse. Lol.

I, myself, have always had a wish to have a self sustaining life style, but lack the courage to actually do it. Lol. So I grow as many edibles as I can. And enjoy my plants while I can. Always thought I'd have grandkids to pass the growing urge to, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards. So I just muddle along and enjoy what I have, and pray I can enjoy it as long as possible.