Salvaging Girdled Fruit Trees Dan Elliott, Master Gardener and ...

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Photo 7

Inserting scion into top opening. Note the wood

chip under Dan's right thumb. This is to help

spring the scion to aid insertion.

Photo 8

A small nail is used to hold scion firmly in place

against the cambium on trunk. Helping hands

belong to Wayne Bowman.

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Photo 5 Preparing top graft area same as on tree bottom. Graft areas must be in line. Photo 6 Scion cut to length and prepared for grafting. Scion is cut from live wood from same tree or compatible tree.

Photo 7 Inserting scion into top opening. Note the wood chip under Dan's right thumb. This is to help spring the scion to aid insertion. Photo 8 A small nail is used to hold scion firmly in place against the cambium on trunk. Helping hands belong to Wayne Bowman.

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Page 3: Photo 3 Cutting vertical slit in in
Page 7 and 8: Photo 11 Grafts are taped to hold c
Page 9 and 10: Photo 13 Partially girdled tree wit
Page 11 and 12: Photo 17 Completed graft. Photo 18
Page 13 and 14: Photo 21 Established strapgraft. Ph
Page 15 and 16: Extract from University of Michigan
Page 17: In nailing either scion or bark, us

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