Grafting Tree
Peonies
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Planting Example |
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The graft is planted with the
protected union below soil level and covered with a thin mulch. |
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10.) Care - If the graft is healed and survived
winter outdoors, the plant will emerge in spring or early summer. The
new grafts can send up their growth quite late. Grafts that have
been planted deeply will generally burst up from below ground. If
you see the ground heaving, moisten the ground lightly to allow the sprout to
emerge. If the growth emerges with a small bloom-bud, remove it by
simply pinching it off. Try to not damage other leaf growth. Young
plants should receive water and light fertilizer all summer and kept weed
free to encourage maximum growth and root development. In
fall check to determine if the grafting band and the tape should be
removed, if they have not already broken or fallen apart. If left in
place, these bands could restrict flow of nutrients up through the stem of the
plant. Carefully dig around the graft and remove or just cut the bands.
Re-cover the graft area and maintain the young plant at the same depth or
slightly deeper. The plant should be left at this location for two or more
years and then moved to its permanent site. At this time the scion
should have developed its own roots. Remove the nurse root and discard
it if it has not already died and withered. |
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Examples of new growth. Note new
tree peony roots emerging from above the graft union. The plant on the right
has lost its grafting tape. |
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