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Post by david on Sept 27, 2019 3:43:24 GMT -5
The reason I like to graft/bud low on the rootstock is: I have plastic buckets with the top and bottom removed and split up one side. If a freak freeze is approaching, one can take a bucket, place it around the tree trunk, fill it with sand and throw a blanket over it and save his tree. The graft union is low and covered. A Bonnie Childers trick from years ago.
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Post by kelley on Sept 29, 2019 8:53:43 GMT -5
David, that’s a fantastic idea!
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Post by poncirusguy on Apr 6, 2020 19:27:58 GMT -5
Dave I have been doing the same thing but I use shredded leaves and place a 35 gallon trashcan over top.
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Post by millet on Apr 7, 2020 13:24:01 GMT -5
David have you heard from Bonnie lately?
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Post by david on Apr 7, 2020 18:43:50 GMT -5
No I have not. No one answers his phone. Last time I spoke with him was several months ago. He called me a couple of times and I invited him to join us. He did join but never posted a thing. Does not respond to email. His daughter has some health issues recently and I do not want to inquire........he is fading and I miss him
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Post by millet on Apr 7, 2020 19:39:03 GMT -5
Bonnie is a great guy, several years ago he put on a grafting seminar here at my place. Bonnie and I are both old US Navy guys. I pray that he is OK. My thoughts and certainly my prayers are with him.
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Post by mrtexas on May 30, 2020 18:01:23 GMT -5
Have heard second hand from a friend that lives near Bonnie that is doing OK. My friend has seen him recently.
He is getting up there in age and has started repeating himself.
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Post by poncirusguy on Sept 24, 2020 19:38:08 GMT -5
My T-Budded Poncirus Trifoliata to Seville sour rootstock \  Bud height 2 inches from soil. |
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