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Originally Posted by Stvrob
I grafted cherokee purple onto betterboy rootstocks, leaving the cotyledon of the betterboy (for some of them anyway). A few of them started growing a sucker from the cotyledon so I grafted a brandywine onto that. Not sure what I'm gonna do with these, maybe give them as gifts for relatives without much garden space.
When I cut off the top of the rootstocks, I've been rooting them and using them for more rootstocks
Also have a few celebrity cuttings that have rooted and have several growing points. Ive been trying to graft several different varieties on these, but alot of the grafts havent been taken very well. Perhaps because the cuttings were taken from a mature plant? Not really sure.
Also, been taking alot of heirloom scions from above the cotyledons. Instead of chunking these, I've been keeping them growing and harvesting their suckers for more scions.
Im quickly acquiring more grafted plants than I need!
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Sounds like some good ideas. I really like the one of rooting the cut offs from the rootstock plants.