I've seen two different varieties of apple growing next to each other basically graft together when two branches were tied together in tree training. Never saw any mixing of apple variety but what was amusing was when the branches were later cut apart and a different variety ended up on the end of a branch of the other variety. What was also interesting with this situation was sometimes it was like putting in a graft upside down. Growth from that portion of the tree looked weird even from a distance.
Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center 580 Quast Ln Corvallis, Montana ________________________________ From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Rye Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:29 PM To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net Subject: [apple-crop] What do you get if two varieties graft together? This is not a riddle but a question. If two different apple varieties are growing near each other and a scaffold or two grafted together, what does that do to the fruit? If it affects the fruit, does it affect the fruit differently near the union vs far from the union? Above the union vs below the union? Thanks, Rye Hefley Future Farmers Marketter So. Cal.
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