One of the Page bark grafts I did as an inlay (in the middle of the limb instead of cutting it off) is budding out and is already showing flower buds. Would it be better to go ahead and cut the limb just past the graft now or just make sure the graft is the highest part of the limb (tie the end of the limb down). I do a lot of my bark grafts with small twigs as inlay so if they do not take, I can leave that limb.

That is incredible that it is already flowering. I thought it would at least want a year before flowering. Only one of my grafts took, but I am excited about it. A new Budd Blood orange on flying dragon.

I have T-budded and bark grafted several thousand times over. Indeed some of them would bloom and produce fruits the very season they were grafted. I have some T-buds that sprouted only blooms, no vegetative growth, and the fruits are high quality.

He Moa Kane, good to see you back along with Joe! Actually, both of my page grafts on the Lisbon Lemon took and bloomed this spring--one has 4 fruit the other just 2. I cut the limb off with one and left the other in the middle of the limb.

I had one Fina Sodea graft that took, but it got broke when I covered for the freeze--there is a small piece left that is still green and there is a bud there--I keep hoping it will grow.

Of all the bark grafts I did on the lemon, all but 2 have fruit, Ponkan, Kimbrough, Page, Owari--only the calamondin and the Meyer bark grafts did not fruit.

On the other hand, out of 8 varieties that took on the lemon when I T-budded last year (actually fall of 06), only the calamondin flowered and it did not set fruit.

It has been a little while. Been busy with work this past winter.
Glad to be back.


I forgot to tell you. I ate the page fruits from the tree I sent you the budwood from this winter and they were incredible. It was the first time it fruited. The juice was a very rich, almost thick juice. Has a nice balance of tartness also. What came to mind while munching on them was a sweeter honeybell. You will be extremely happy with this one. I an going to graft some more of it myself. This is one I think I want at least two of. That and my honeybell. I can't wait for them to release the yosemite. I think it will be another few years.

Also, have my first three finger lime fruits growing this spring. One is 2 inches long. I am very anxious to try this one. I have heard they can taste like turpentine. I hope not but we'll see.


Joe- I am not very familiar with grafting yet so I don't know what to expect. So far, my ratio sucks. Hope to get better over the summer.