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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 12:19:53 GMT -6
Post by benmnwi on Nov 29, 2018 12:19:53 GMT -6
Do you grafting guys ever get scion from GRIN? It looks like you can get 25 scions from the government and people on the other habitat website say it is free. Seems to good to be true, but that could be awesome if it is accurate since they should have every kind of scion I'm looking for.
Anyone have any experience with this? Is it actually free or is there something I'm missing? I've briefly started to look online and it said the order due date is Jan 10th.
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 16:52:09 GMT -6
Post by nhmountains on Nov 29, 2018 16:52:09 GMT -6
Hi Ben, Several members have received GRIN in the past. Most usually tell them that they are being used for educational opportunities via internet websites and local clubs. Here's an example of a thread from our results from last year. I haven't finished my write up for this year.
deerhabitat.freeforums.net/thread/1180/grin-report-2017As for ordering and researching scions I have a very hard time navigating their website and finding disease resistant varieties. Buckvelvet has a good grasp on that.
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 29, 2018 17:19:32 GMT -6
Stuart and I have ordered from there.
I am monitoring varieties for CAR .
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 18:25:45 GMT -6
Post by Freeborn on Nov 29, 2018 18:25:45 GMT -6
^ I have ordered from them and indicated it was for measuring yield on Sandy soils.
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 19:24:53 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by benmnwi on Nov 29, 2018 19:24:53 GMT -6
Well I ordered some scion to monitor disease resistance on Plainfield loamy sand.
I must say that for someone just getting into grafting that is an awesome resource. If all goes as planned I'll have 20 new varieties to graft and plant next year.
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 20:37:34 GMT -6
Post by Freeborn on Nov 29, 2018 20:37:34 GMT -6
Well I ordered some scion to monitor disease resistance on Plainfield loamy sand. I must say that for someone just getting into grafting that is an awesome resource. If all goes as planned I'll have 20 new varieties to graft and plant next year. Where are you getting your rootstock and what variety are you getting?
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 20:44:14 GMT -6
Post by benmnwi on Nov 29, 2018 20:44:14 GMT -6
here is a list with 18 of the scions I ordered and I added two after I took this screen shot. Last year I had great luck grafting to red splendor crabapple seedlings I bought from my county tree sale. I'll either go that route again or order seedling apple trees from SLN to use for grafting. They used to have packs of 25 for about $50.
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Post by benmnwi on Nov 29, 2018 20:49:20 GMT -6
I've been taking notes the past few months on varieties people recommend for both people apples and deer apples. My wish list was getting pretty long over the past few months, but luckily grin had almost every variety I was looking for.
I'm pretty excited to potentially have a great scion stock for this years grafting.
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GRIN
Nov 29, 2018 21:07:29 GMT -6
Post by ogemaone on Nov 29, 2018 21:07:29 GMT -6
I’ll have plenty of Franklin scion. Have 6 trees that grew great this year.
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 29, 2018 21:59:36 GMT -6
here is a list with 18 of the scions I ordered and I added two after I took this screen shot. Last year I had great luck grafting to red splendor crabapple seedlings I bought from my county tree sale. I'll either go that route again or order seedling apple trees from SLN to use for grafting. They used to have packs of 25 for about $50. Those look like good choices to me!
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Post by benmnwi on Nov 30, 2018 12:42:13 GMT -6
Most of these are for us to eat and hopefully some day make some cider. I'm sure the deer will get more than their share as well though.
In future years I may need to look a little closer at the different crabapples they offer. I was able to find the varieties I was looking for, but there are probably dozens of great varieties out there I've never heard of before.
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GRIN
Dec 2, 2018 23:28:32 GMT -6
Post by smallchunk on Dec 2, 2018 23:28:32 GMT -6
Good looking list! I have used them twice and they send some very high quality scion!
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Post by Sandbur on Dec 3, 2018 3:58:18 GMT -6
I have also ordered twice and have seen scion from some friends. I am not sure if it can be legally shared...
I think it is great we can bring some of these differing genetics into our area. Wild cross breeding may alter the genetics of our wild crabs and apples, but what we see are not the same as the original native crab anyway.
That would be ioensis for us.
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GRIN
Dec 3, 2018 13:15:22 GMT -6
Post by benmnwi on Dec 3, 2018 13:15:22 GMT -6
I made a scion want list note on my I-phone so every time I read about a variety that sounded good I could write it down immediately. In the past I relied on my memory and 6 months later when it was time to order stuff I forgot most of them. I think most of the suggestions came from this forum, so I think they will work well. I haven't decided whether I should stick with the red splendor crabapple rootstock I used successfully last spring or go with the wild apple rootstock from SLN.
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 3, 2018 23:51:18 GMT -6
I made a scion want list note on my I-phone so every time I read about a variety that sounded good I could write it down immediately. In the past I relied on my memory and 6 months later when it was time to order stuff I forgot most of them. I think most of the suggestions came from this forum, so I think they will work well. I haven't decided whether I should stick with the red splendor crabapple rootstock I used successfully last spring or go with the wild apple rootstock from SLN. I’d diversify Ben. I wouldn’t put all my eggs in one basket. A disease may hit some day. Diversity will prevent a total loss.
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