Re: [nafex] Pawpaw question and observation

On 8/19/2015 8:01 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> I have yet to have a grafted pawpaw, event ones that were 2-3 years old in containers, make it thru a winter here in Wisconsin. I do not have that issue with seedlings. My whole pawpaw planting are from several rounds of seeds from John Gordon. I sure wish I would have collected more of his offerings 10-15 years ago.
>
> ~miEKAL
Miekal,

Interesting!

Did the understock live and only the graft die? Was it the 1st winter
after grafting or did they survive a few winters then die?

All of my grafted pawpaws were grafted onto seedlings in the ground and
I've not had that problem. I do now avoid using the bark graft as they
don't heal over well and maintains an open wound. I much prefer the whip
and tongue graft or splice graft or saddle graft (pencil size) which
normally heals over the 1st year.

Jerry
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