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  1. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    We had a discussion about that earlier in the thread :)
     
    crossy2112, Jan 31, 2021
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  2. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Just different types of birch, depending on where I got the graft wood.... variations that were once a freak of nature and were then propagated on and on to become a recognised variety. Types that won’t grow ‘true’ from seed.
    Roses are the things that most people recognise, and take for granted, as being grafted. But you can do it with most plants. Trees certainly are largely propagated in this way, either by grafting in the late winter, or ‘budding’ in the summer.
    I think most people in horticulture have secretly dreamed of finding an ‘anomaly’ on a particular plant / tree, propagating it on through a few generations, and having it named after themselves. One of my work colleagues found a ‘white beam’ (Sorbus aria type) with a brilliant yellow stripe on its leaf. We propagated it, and whilst the yellow stripe did remain, it burnt up in bright sunlight! Completely useless!!
    I discovered a flowering crab apple that produced long lobed leaves like an oak, and got all excited about the prospect of a Malus hopa ‘hastedii’ but the damned thing reverted to proper leaf type at the third generation stage. Hey ho, my search for immortality goes on!
     
    scrooge95, Jan 31, 2021
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  3. F_Pantos

    F_Pantos

    That's seriously cool stuff, I could have an anomaly outside my front door, for all I know, I wouldn't even have the knowledge to see it! Good luck in your hunt for a 'hastedii'! :thumbsup:
     
    F_Pantos, Jan 31, 2021
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  4. paneuropaul

    paneuropaul

    Now I can read the words but I don't know what language it's in, do you know any fart jokes, them I mostly understand.
    I wish I was clever, or edumicatedly. I have a feeling I could kill a plastic Cactus.
     
    paneuropaul, Jan 31, 2021
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  5. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Wouldn't that be so great!
     
    docjohn, Jan 31, 2021
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  6. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

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    Silverhill Trail at Woodend, was muddy!
     
    MorkC68, Jan 31, 2021
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  7. Suss

    Suss Supporter

    Is that Nora Batty on the left?
     
    Suss, Jan 31, 2021
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  8. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    I think Nora's probably on the right :eek:
     
    MorkC68, Jan 31, 2021
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  9. Pony

    Pony

    Become a taxonomist and rename everything after yourself.
     
    Pony, Jan 31, 2021
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  10. wendygun

    wendygun

    H
    Have you been pinching @bernjb56 hats again....
     
    wendygun, Jan 31, 2021
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  11. SeanOC

    SeanOC

    What are you grafting?


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
    SeanOC, Feb 1, 2021
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  12. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    @SeanOC Mostly Birch, a few fancy beech, liquidambars (sweetgum), plus a few other odds: pears, plums, etc. Not that much this year as the boss is doing a viability study to see whether it is actually worth my time. No pressure then!
     
    scrooge95, Feb 1, 2021
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  13. SeanOC

    SeanOC

    The idea of grafting has always fascinated me. Probably daft to you as you can do it but just a bit of magic to me...


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    SeanOC, Feb 1, 2021
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  14. Purple

    Purple

    Started life as a Chrysler Cruiser I think.

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    Purple, Feb 1, 2021
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  15. Lasty

    Lasty

    That`s about as good as they get , one of the most hideous donkeys ever to hit the road .

    Wife of a workmate wasn`t clever enough to manage 3 pedals so he forked out a fortune on the apparently rare auto verion . They thought it looked well cool ....
    True to form it was written off within the month , she of course blamed the car but he found another , with predictable results - i do know some idiots .... :rolleyes:

    :hattip:
     
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    Lasty, Feb 1, 2021
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  16. Purple

    Purple

    I hope you get to continue, creating things like that must be very rewarding and satisfying for you.
     
    Purple, Feb 1, 2021
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  17. Purple

    Purple

    Yes, a bloke I worked with had one for years.

    He never said why and we never asked why.
     
    Purple, Feb 1, 2021
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  18. Soggz

    Soggz Supporter

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    Soggz, Feb 1, 2021
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  19. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    It’s pretty much my favourite part of my working year, that and the summer ‘budding’ ( another form of grafting done in the fields rather than at a bench). Oh and training Apple and Pear trees to make them espaliers.
    Fingers crossed for a successful year!
     
    scrooge95, Feb 1, 2021
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  20. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    Had to google that!
     
    JamesLey, Feb 1, 2021
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