Disease or not?

[RobArb]

i'm still learning haha and sometime struggle with interpretation, but i will get there!!!

[RobArb]

I know that budding and grafting techniques are used to increase the stock of plants that are difficult or impossible to propagate from other methods such as cuttings or from seed, as they would not be successful on their own rootstocks.

 

in this case the hippo rootstock vigour is imparted to the carnea scion to enable a better growth?

 

in fruit trees the rootstock can be used to keep the tree samll or dwarf but would it have the opposite effect in aesculus?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I know that budding and grafting techniques are used to increase the stock of plants that are difficult or impossible to propagate from other methods such as cuttings or from seed, as they would not be successful on their own rootstocks.

 

in this case the hippo rootstock vigour is imparted to the carnea scion to enable a better growth?

 

in fruit trees the rootstock can be used to keep the tree samll or dwarf but would it have the opposite effect in aesculus?

 

ive got a minging headache and this requires some book work!

 

might come back to this if the threads active on the morow:001_cool:

[RobArb]

oh don't worry!

 

it'll be active i'm still trying to work it out

 

i do think it was field grafted though

[RobArb]

also, if a. x carnea is more drought tolerant, less prone to leaf scorch, blotch and mildew than a a. hippocastanum, how would a hippo rootstock effect/affect* the carnea scion?

 

would it still be more drought tolerant due to it being a genetically different plant from a seeded growth?

 

 

 

*delete as appropriate:biggrin:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This is a good thread for me, I gave this some thought last night, when I was doing my first year of the degree we covered nursery practice and it bored me to tears and I skimmed it and felt such a lot of irelevence to what i do.

 

this thread has proved that I have an area of knowledge in dire need of adressing.

 

so I shall ask if a nursery man can step in and answer those issues highlighted by rob as this is going into uncertain territory for me and im not a big fan of speaking about that of which I know little.

 

sorry rob

[conkers]

Everytime I get called to work on mature carnea, usually find loads of trouble in the crown. Mostly rippers and split limbs

[RobArb]

This is a good thread for me, I gave this some thought last night, when I was doing my first year of the degree we covered nursery practice and it bored me to tears and I skimmed it and felt such a lot of irelevence to what i do.

 

this thread has proved that I have an area of knowledge in dire need of adressing.

 

so I shall ask if a nursery man can step in and answer those issues highlighted by rob as this is going into uncertain territory for me and im not a big fan of speaking about that of which I know little.

 

sorry rob

 

don't be sorry hama, i don't expect you to know everything as that would be asking a bit much

 

what i will do though is dig out my uni notes and see what i can find

 

i don't think there will be anything species specific though, plus a lot of grafting is done for fruit tress

 

this though, is one thing i have been interested about since reading it last year, i think i may have even posted a few questions back then

 

i'll keep on digging and see what i can find, we can learn together haha!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

don't be sorry hama, i don't expect you to know everything as that would be asking a bit much

 

what i will do though is dig out my uni notes and see what i can find

 

i don't think there will be anything species specific though, plus a lot of grafting is done for fruit tress

 

this though, is one thing i have been interested about since reading it last year, i think i may have even posted a few questions back then

 

i'll keep on digging and see what i can find, we can learn together haha!!

 

pm me tommorow and remind me to mail you some stuff on it

[RobArb]

pm me tommorow and remind me to mail you some stuff on it

 

ok:thumbup1: