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Scion Wood Storage

Scion wood for the current year’s usage should be collected from one- to two-year-old healthy, mature tissue from the desired cultivar or tree when the tree is still dormant. In general, January and February are the best months to collect scion wood for grafting, while March is best for collecting scion sticks for patch budding, in Louisiana. The following pictures demonstrate one preparation method of scion wood for cold storage. For more information on scion wood collection and storage, please see "Successful Collection of Pecan Propagation Wood" on the Pecan Research-Extension Station's Horticulture page

Rosin and Beeswax
Grafting wax can be made by mixing rosin with beeswax over a heat source.

Sealed scions in bucket of water.
After making clean cuts, both ends of the scions should be dipped into the grafting wax. Placing the scions in a bucket of water will help the wax to cool more quickly and not stick to other surfaces.

Scions ready to be stored in plastic bags.
Scions should be wrapped in damp paper towels in order to prevents the scions from drying out during cold storage.


Mixture of grafting wax and rosin used to seal the ends of scions.
The rosin and beeswax should be mixed together while heating and stirred until the right consistency.

Scions ready to be wrapped in damp paper towels.
Once the wax has hardened, scions can be removed from the water and put together in bundles to be wrapped up. Although not necessary, it may be helpful to have the scions facing the same way (buds up or buds down).

Scions read to be stored in cold storage until use.
Double bagging the scions will help them from drying out during cold storage. Both bags should be properly labelled in order to prevent mixups.



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Posted on: 4/15/2005 9:38:39 AM

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