Here are samples of one of mygrafts 2 years ago. The pictures were taken March 30 2006. The one on the right is the mother Satsuma plum plant and on the left is the grafted Satsuma plum to a Santa Rosa Plum.


Another angle



A panoramic view of both plants



And a close up view. Here is an example on how not to remove suckers. You can introduce a new plant by grafting to it. It saves space also.



Lately, I grafted heart shape plums, green and yellow plums to this grafted Satsuma’s and to the mother plant. I will post them soon. And two weeks ago, I introduced Joe’s bark graft and Majorcan grafts here and to my Asian pears which mostly took and now new buds are starting to sprout. I will post pictures here soon.

And for those who are interested to know the Majorcan graft I will show it here also. I modified this graft for the better take I think.

This is one of the best pears I ever tasted. Very sweet,crunchy and melts in your mouth. My sister said that a Chinese neighbor gave it and planted the tree in her yard. Anyone who tasted them have mentioned it to me even after many years and had not forgotten the taste.
Now I have them. I grafted it on 4/10/06 and pictures were taken on 4/24/06 with Joe's bark graft method.



I tried to graft this before for 2 years now but failed. With Joe's bark graft finally I succeeded. I have several grafts on the same tree.

Here's another graft to the same tree of the same variety and grafted the same date 4/10/06 and the picture was taken on 4/24/06.
Notice the flowers forming at the tip. The branch must be a flowering kind.

Benny, I gotta have that pear next year!!!

You don't have to wait for next year Joe. The next time I go to my sister's house, I can cut a branch and mail it to you. Or if you are prone to it you can come and get it. They live in Stockton. The fruits are probably marble size by now. I know in the summer they ripe. I am going to let you taste them.
Another 2 fruits that my brother-in-law was saying are their green plum and a peach the same neighbor gave them. My B-I-L said they taste really really good but I never taste them yet but I took some branches and grafted them on my trees and they took also with your garfting method. I'd say your grafting method is superior than what I had done so far. Thanks Joe. And easier to do.

You're welcome Benny. It is summer conditions starting today. So all of my grafting will be modified. Same bark graft but then, after doing it like we do in the spring, we place a sandwhich bag over it, punch a couple of holes and then wrap with aluminum foil, but letting some indirect light in.

So when you coming to visit your sister, give me a call and will meet you there in Stockton for taste "test",

Hi Benny, can you kindly help the newest member with the question of your specialty? Click link below:
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OK. I just did.

Thanks Benny!

Now about that taste test. Whenever you have time to go to your sister's house, just email to me first.

Regards,

joe

Got you.

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Here's a better picture of the fruit, flowers and the graft union.

Last year, I also grafted a Prince Ranier Cherry to a stella cherry as the mother plant. I took this picture on 4/6/2006 as flowers. Now on 4/26/2006 I took this picture as fruits just 20 days had elasped. This is a T-budding.



It's amazing there are no leaves but fruits.

Here's one more of Joe's bark graft method that took. I'll find out what kind of plant it is. The graft was done on 4/10/06 and the picture was taken on 4/24/06

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