Disease or not?

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

ok:thumbup1:

 

'ARBTALK' at it's best, exchanging information and sharing knowledge improves standards across the board.

 

Well done chaps and thanks To Steve B.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

'ARBTALK' at it's best, exchanging information and sharing knowledge improves standards across the board.

 

Well done chaps and thanks To Steve B.

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

Definatley, i dont think AT can be beaten on that front:thumbup1:

 

Paul need to pick your brains a bit later, but shall post a thread in your little corner:001_cool:

[RobArb]

Grafting is a propagation technique used to form a new tree out of tree material from two other trees. Much more complicated a method than vegetative propagation.

 

Grafting is suitable for plants that do not come true from seed and which are difficult to increase by division or layering. It's a quick, convenient and economical way of propagating large numbers of varieties.

 

Grafting and budding are used to propagate most top fruits, roses, ornamental cherries, crab apples and some shrubs.

 

but where and how does this x carnea fit in?

 

well in this case as hama stated the rootstock from the hippo produces vigour in the scion of the carnea, good properties from both stocks = better for the combined tree

 

grafting in itself causes vigourous growth.

 

 

Some good books about it (from uni stuff)

 

Plant Propagation: Principles and Practice (5th Edition); Hartmann, Kester

and Davies Jr.; Prentice Hall.

 

Plant Propagation; Browse; The Royal Horticultural Society.

 

Grower Manual 1 – Nursery Stock Manual; Lamb, Kelly and Bowbrick;

Grower Books/Nexus Media Ltd.

 

The Modern Nurseryman; Stanley and Toogood; Faber and Faber.

 

The Gardening Which? Guide to Successful Propagation; Ed. Ayres;

Which? Ltd.

 

The Grafter’s Handbook; R. J. Gardener; Cassell.