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Longleaf Grafting Techniques

The Stuart Orchard located on the Kisatchie National Forest near Alexandria, Louisiana has investigated three methods of grafting longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). The methods we have used are soft tissue grafts, grafts on potted understock, and grafts on understock planted in place in the orchard. Results obtained from grafting soft tissue and potted understock were not satisfactory for our purposes. Both of these methods gave only limited grafting success and poor early growth. The modified cleft graft used on understock planted in place is the method that will be described in this paper.


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Author(s): Winton L. Slade

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1971