Grafting

[fireone]

I know nothing about it but wondered if chokecherries and juneberries could be grafted onto established root stock? There are a few clumps of both along the RR that really produce nice fruit and thought about taking cuttings to try to establish the same result closer to home.

 

[sierra1995]

not sure about grafting such a small trunk.. but i'm not a plant guy by any means.

I ordered 20 chokecherries and 20 juneberries from the burleigh county soil conservation this year. they are yearling trees, so you won't get fruit right away, but they're only $1.75 each.

 

[fireone]

The reason I was thinking of the grafting is that while there are clumps of both shrubs around the area very few produce decent fruit. But some seem to do much better than others.

 

[Lycanthrope]

juneberry are fairly stable from seed but are hard to propagate from cuttings. not sure about grafting them tho. best bet is to probably just collect seed from plants u like and grow that way. i wouldn't bother with chokecherries personally, aronia are easier to grow, harvest, and process... if u want cherries try carmine jewel, juliet or romeo.