Gala apple from aldi

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bravemurphy

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Gala apple from aldi
« on: February 12, 2013, 11:54 »
Just planted the above and noticed that there is no evidence of a graft what so ever.

I checked it and and went over it with a fine tooth combe also called the other half to check and there is none.

My question is...

Is this normal or could it be the rootstock tree un grafted?


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Kleftiwallah

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Re: Gala apple from aldi
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2013, 12:14 »

Usually. . . apple tree scions are grafted to a rootstock which because of its nature will control the size of the resultant tree.

I'm puzzled as you have not been able to find a graft mark.

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bravemurphy

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Re: Gala apple from aldi
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2013, 12:52 »
I have checked all the way to the root and nothing.

I am puzzled too.

Its go 2 years to show an apple if none then up it will come.

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solway cropper

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Re: Gala apple from aldi
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2013, 20:43 »
Highly unlikely to be ungrafted because if it hasn't a graft then how do you know it's a gala. The point of grafting is to take a scion from a known variety so that it comes true to type.


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