My first graft

whidn

This is my first graft I ever attempted.
It is an Eastern red cedar.
comments welcome.

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TreeBay

It must be good, because without the green tape, I wouldn't know where to look for a graft!

I am guessing you grafted another juniper variety as the scion?? and does any of the understock foliage remain?

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whidn

I guess I should have taken more pix

yes they are the same species
No I didn't leave any foalage....Should I have?

whidn

I kinda poor boyed it. I wrapped it with brown bag papper, held a nail on the side, and taped it with that green tape.
I had to cut the pot to have room to work.
Do you think this will work

TreeBay

I am not really quite sure what I am looking at now, so I can't tell you whether I think it will work. There are many types of grafts. Maybe you can take a look here for ideasideas and information about grafting

To get a successful graft, you have to keep in mind the following:

1)Compatibility. Plants from different botanical families cannot generally be grafted together successfully. So, while you can graft a pear to a quince because they belong to the same family, you couldn't graft a pine to a juniper, because they are in different families.

2) Timing. Usually you want the understock to be growing actively and the scion (grafted-in part) to be somewhat dormant. For this reason, grafting is often done in late winter or early spring with the scion held back a bit by being put into the refrigerator or a colder area, while the understock is encouraged on. This is done in the interest of providing time for the graft to knit before the scion dies.

3) The grafts themselves need to have very clean cuts and bring the cambium into very direct contact is most important. Since the alignment of the cambium is so critical, using a hollow-ground grafting knife to make a razor sharp, chiseled tongue shape to the scion, and a complementary cut into the understock, long, but shallow to accept the tongue. If the scion and understock differ in size, you need to align the scion to one edge of the cut so that at least a good part of the cambial tissue will be in contact.

4) Aftercare: The scion (the added-in part) also has to be kept hydrated so that the graft doesn't dry out. Sometimes that's done by putting the whole scion and graft area in a plastic baggie with a cotton ball soaked in water.

Unless the tree is deciduous, it is a very good idea to leave some understock foliage to nourish the understock until the graft takes.

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whidn

Hay thanks for the link Treebay, and for your wisdom. i will study that article carefully. It seems to be full of info.