Since apples are cross-pollinators, the genetic material from the mother and father mixes in the fruits. In order to clone a specific apple variety, all you have to do is grow a small tree from a branch.
Can you grow an apple tree from a branch?
There aredifferent waysto grow a small apple tree from a branch. These fruit trees have been cloned usingrefinementsince the Middle Ages. Apple trees can also be propagated by branchcuttingsormoss removal of a branch.
Can you propagate apple trees from branch cuttings?
Although this approach to apples is not as common as other methods,canan apple tree can alsobe propagated by branch cuttings.
- Tear off several young shoots with at least six eyes at an angle.
- Put these in a container with moistened potting soil.
- Put a transparent hood over the flower pot.
- Place in a bright, warm place.
- If new growth appears, you can assume that the apple tree offshoot has formed roots.
How is an apple tree pulled from the branch by removing moss?
When removing moss, thebranch is rooted directly on the mother plant:
- Peel a strip of bark from a branch of the apple tree.
- Cut some pulp as wide as the injury to the branch.
- Dissolve rooting powder (€8.00 on Amazon) in water and wet the material.
- Wrap this around the area and then add well-moistened moss over it.
- Cover with transparent foil.
- Once roots have formed, separate the branch.
How is the apple tree branch refined?
When grafting, thebranch,from which you want to grow a new apple tree, isgrafted onto a base. For apple trees, it is used as a rootstock The M9 or M111 available from specialist retailers is often used.
- Short the trunk of the rootstock so that the thickness corresponds to that of the scions.
- Cut apple tree shoots back to about five buds.
- Make the copulation cut with the grafting knife so that the cut surfaces coincide at least four centimeters.
- Join the growth layers of both parts together and wrap with finishing tape.
- Planting trees.
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The right finishing underlay
The choice of grafting rootstock has a significant impact on the growth form and vigor of the cloned apple tree. The rootstock M27 is very slow-growing and well suited for espalier training. M25, on the other hand, is fast-growing and is used for half and standard stems. There are many other variants that you can optimally adapt to your garden plot.
