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JoeReal · Posted: Wed 30 Jan, 2008 2:16 pm

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fftulip · Joined: 29 Nov 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Lake Hughes, CA

JoeReal wrote:

Why not bark graft the cold hardy kind on top of your existing cultivar. Grafting on top, protects the one below them. The one on top will serve as natural frost blanket. That's how my 70-n-1 citrus tree was assembled. All the very cold hardy cultivars on top and the least cold hardy ones in the bottom of the canopy.

Thanks for the advice. I was under the (false?) impression that grafting to a less cold hardy variety would mean less hardiness, but I see your point about protecting the bottom part.

For those who don't already know, here's the advice from UCR for storing dormant budwood -

Double bag.
Do not put moist material around the budwood, OK to put it in the outer bag.
Keep at 52-55F until petioles (leaf stems) drop.
Keep at 45F after petioles drop. Household refrigerators are colder than ideal but OK if you have no alternative.

Link to budwood storage documents (on Willits & Newcomb website):
http://www.wncitrus.com/budwoodstorage.html