Well the time had come to separate the trees. However not all the grafts did very well. The problem I encountered is the different rates of growth between the two trees. To illustrate take a look at these tow photos. Notice where the thread grafts exit the tree. Notice the build up of excess cambium. The crape myrtle was growing so fast that it started to form around the new branch. I don’t know if these grafts will take or not. Some look better than others. However in the spring we will know, and I’ll be sure to posts the results.

One good thing that I must point out is the increased thickness of the upper truck of the crape myrtle. It is amazing how much it increased in just a sort time. Dec 2004

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