My postage paid plums

[piskieinboots]

should I plant to graft below the surface or above?

[lynda66]

I'm not precious anyway

YOU so are precious

[piskieinboots]

*pulls wabbits ears

am not

For those of you with plums to plant for the first time, I just found out that you should orientate the grafted area into the prevailing wind - you may already know this...I didn't know.

Prevailing wind here is full of blinking 'elicopter pilots

[lynda66]

lol i wouldn't bull psychos ears, you'll end up with no fingers .......


ARE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!

*sends big guns to shoot pilots wiv ...... so no more wind*

and i shall remember the orientation, for if i ever get a plum tree fanks

[smallblueplanet]

should I plant to graft below the surface or above?

Is this the tree or the rose?

With the rose plant the graft below soil level.

Plant the tree at the level it was in the ground before - I'm fairly sure the graft is above ground, it is on our dual plum tree.

[piskieinboots]

Is this the tree or the rose?

t'was the tree

It is now planted and looking snug, I had put the graft above the soil so phew

[FB.]

Generally speaking, the graft of fruit trees should be about an inch (2-3cm) above the ground. But if there is an obvious soil mark from the nursery, it should be planted at the same level. This is usually easy to see, since the uppermost roots will be about half inch (1cm) below the soil surface when at the nursery.
Planting shallower than the old soil line can cause the base of the trunk to rot. Planting deeper than the old soil line can delay establishment by a year or two, since trees need roots at a variety of depths for feeding/water purposes. If planted too deep, it will need to spend time re-growing it's upper (feeding) roots.

If the graft is planted below ground, the tree may put out it's own roots, which can cause undesirable effects - such as it growing extremely large, or taking a long time to fruit.
Although not desirable, grafts are usually not a problem if they're only about half an inch (1cm) below the surface.

HTH

FB

[piskieinboots]

Perfect - thanks FB

Although, I am afraid I did plant mine a little deeper than the 'nursery soil level' - bum