LA Garden JBP

[Drew]

How many grafts do you think you'll attempt next year? I've found it quite difficult to scion graft on old trees as the cambium isn't green but more of a dull brown which is harder to see when you are trying to match the scion up. Do you graft more in case some fail? I only had 2 out of 7 grafts take last year on my old JBP...

 

[markyscott]

I’ll do as many as I have scions to for. Hopefully 20 or so. It is a bit tough an old branches as the bark gets thick and you have to get a feel for lining up the cambium layers.

S

 

[markyscott]

Just an update. Decided not to decandle this year. It seems strong, but last year it just set buds and didn’t send any summer shoots.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Does it have some old soil still under the trunk? When my pine needles get lighter in color close to the fasicle, I tend to think it’s staying too wet. I had to get scary aggressive on one from Telperion farms this spring to get rid of field soil and a bunch of rotten roots I should have dealt with years ago.

 

[markyscott]

Does it have some old soil still under the trunk? When my pine needles get lighter in color close to the fasicle, I tend to think it’s staying too wet. I had to get scary aggressive on one from Telperion farms this spring to get rid of field soil and a bunch of rotten roots I should have dealt with years ago.

Hi Brian. I’m sure it does. I removed a bunch at the last repot and I’m sure I’ll remove more next time. Also, we are just coming off a three week stretch where it rained pretty much every day. Things stayed wet for a long time.

s