!FRANKENTREE! Over 140 Varieties of Apples on One Tree!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This is the original Frankentree, onto which I've grafted over 140 varieties. This is sort of a more extreme example, but I think the average person with 1 to 10 trees would typically be better served by trees with 3 or more varieties because you get a longer fruiting season, more variety, better pollination and a chance to find out what really does well in your area and suits your tastes. It's not that hard to learn to graft, especially on apple and pear trees. And of course the cool factor is pretty high! More specific information and some grafting basics are in my orignal Frankentree blog post here: turkeysong.wor...
Hopefully this winter or spring I'll be able to make a more refined how to video on the specifics of frameworking over trees like this. Until then, it's easy to experiment making grafts into small wood and you're not going to hurt much of anything giving it a try.
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Steven, thank you for the inspiration! I'm now doing this with a Chehalis apple tree that I don't care much for. So far I'm at around 25 varieties and going to keep on adding. It's so easy! I've had some grafts fail, pulled them out in July, stuck them on a different spot, and they take.
That's great. really glad to hear you went for it. I've grafted stuff in July before. Usually I have low takes, but some make it.
I feel like I’m late coming to the party but I really enjoy a lot of your videos. This video gave me the kick to go ahead and turn one particular tree of mine into a frankentree tree as well. I hope I’m not overdoing it in one season but I have about 25 varieties I want to graft onto one tree this spring. I’ve only grafted three varieties on it so far. Thanks
I've really found that if the tree is healthy, I can cut everything off and graft the whole tree the first year. As long as most of the grafts take, it should be fine. Even if they don't, you can let some shoots of the old tree grow back and graft over them the next year. I have a blog post that is all tips for frankentreeing and can help avoid some common mistakes. skillcult.com/blog/2016/3/17/wb4im325w9u1i4yl7dbq9lfv34x4bd
SkillCult Thanks I’ll definitely check it out!
I have a few peachprunplumcotcheral trees. 7 varieties on wild mariana plum. only pushing 8 now on one other tree... 'peachnecprunplumcotcheral'
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I'm envious. I'll be working on it....
mschmidt62 Do it! :D I'll be doing a video on more of the specifics, things I've learned to do and not do, but it's pretty straight forward. Hopefully that will be produced this coming winter/spring.
Steven Edholm I did my first cleft graft this season, grafting a Wickson trimming onto some M111 that I left to grow after the benchgraft that I bought didn't take. The graft took quite well and the Wickson is about 2.5 feet tall so far.
mschmidt62 That's great. it really isn't too hard, especially with apples and pears. Wickson is really outstanding.
Dehydrate or freeze dry that one that tastes like bananas. yum. I'm totally down with this. I have one tree, not a bad size but hardly any apples, i don't think it has a pollinator close enough, i am going to swap out some branches for a few different types for sure.
Up north we have HoneyCrisp apples from University of MN. Best apple I've ever tasted. I have 2 trees in my yard and just now learning about grafting on others.
I've never had a really good one yet. I"ll keep buying them occasionally hoping to see what the fuss is about. I'd like to grow it so I could try to get one at it's best..
There a good way for me to send you some cuttings?
@@WookaBounce Thanks. I think it's still under patent. but if it isn't I can probably get cuttings around here. I think my neighbor might have a tree actualy. I should see if he has apples I can taste this year.
@@SkillCult with all the hundreds you've tried, do you have a favorite? Or 1 you'd most recommend?
@@WookaBounce Not one no. If someone were to start with some varieties here I"d say williams pride, chestnut crab, wickson, cherry cox, pink parfait, lady williams, gold rush, sweet 16, king david, Katherine as a short list, but there would be others. different styles, different seasons. No need to stick to one apple.
Jessi, I can't reply to your comment directly because of your youtube settings. A weird quirk of youtube/google+. My Jewel is rather rare it is not uncommon at scion exchanges in california, but then it also originated here. You might try joining the North American Scion Exchange yahoo group and ask there. Otherwise, I'm not sure, maybe try internet forums. Mine is virus infected, so I don't want to send you that. Another one to look for, that is extremely rare is Pomo Sanel. It is a local find from an old homestead which is very late. It hangs on the tree into winter and tastes strongly of bananas. I'd be all over it if it didn't taste like bananas. Both are also good keepers.
+SkillCult Thank you very much for the advice and the recommendations!
Great video! I'm excited to hear how Frankentree does. However, I have a question about one of the varieties that I can't find much info about on the Internet. Would you know where I could find My Jewel scionwood? If you do, I would appreciate it a lot if you could point me towards a source. Thank you for your time and the video.
Man I’d love a banana flavored apple. Yummy 😋
That is a tough one to find, but if you are diligent, you might find it. Mine is infected with apple mosaic virus, so I don't send out scions.
When did you start grafting to the rootstock tree? Was it still young or already large? Is it better to start while they are young or wait till they get older to start grafting to? Thanks.
It was pretty big, maybe 15 feet tall, I brought it down. You can watch my video on frameworking and topworking on how to handle larger trees. Any size can be grafted bacially. ruclips.net/video/uCtJAy-Yhbw/видео.htmlsi=xyQ4K__C2CsEuZDP
@@SkillCult Awesome! I about to do the same thing with a plum tree.
not sure if i missed it but how old is this tree in this video? great work by the way.
I actually don't know, probably about 20 or more years. it has grown a lot in the 10 years I've been here.
so the root system was 10 when you started grafting onto the rootstock?
That seems in the neighborhood. Maybe as much as 15 though. I'm not really sure
I was wondering what your main grafting technique is to squeeze so many in. Do you do much bud grafting? Beautiful tree.
I use whatever suits the situation or the season. I do mostly dormant grafting. I've done some budding, but it is not a tool I need very often. I've done more winter dormant chip buds than summer budding. on this tree mostly cleft and whip and tongue, with the occasional graft made by slashing into the side of a limb and stuffing a scion in.
@@SkillCult thanks for taking the time to reply. I've been binge watching your videos. Such great content. Thanks for making this information available to us! I like your grafting style. Most information I've seen or read promotes grafting when the tree wakes up and the sap is flowing. Clearly you are doing great things. I will have to look more into dormant grafting. Thanks again for all the content. Best wishes to you.
@@Woodchipsandhooks dormant grafting really refers as much to the fact that the scions are dormant. Often they are grafted when the tree is waking up. Anytime in the late winter to mid spring can work well for grafting them out if they can survive the weather and before the trees grow out too much.
@@SkillCult that clears it up. I understood grafting a dormant scion on to the awaking tree. I guess in my mind I was thinking dormant winter grafting meant grafting dormant scion on to a dormant tree in the winter. I didn't get how that would work. Thank you for the clarification.
it often is done during dormancy, but it's find to do it through flowering. What you don't want to miss if possible is the scion should be healed so it takes advantage of the strong growth push and shoot extension in spring and early summer. If you miss that, it probably won't grow very much until the following year, though it will probably survive and take.
Are the apples that you showed on the tree and named all relay good apples or just the ones that happened to be on the tree when you made the video? I'm looking for apples to graft on and I was interested in your all time favorites whether they are rare or not.
Some stuff off the top of my head, wickson, king david, rubinette, gold rush, lady williams, pink lady, pink parfait, kerry pippin, newton pippin none of that stuff is very rare, usually available at California scion exchanges. Do you have adequate chill for apples? Not having much chill time in the winter can limit what you can grow. I have a playlist of apple reviews, watch those to see some of the stuff I like. ruclips.net/video/rV0EqNy7bw8/видео.html
I watched them.
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