If one of the primary benefits of the "bury deep" practice is to develop a more vigorous root system, that shouldn't be necessary when grafting to rootstock such as Maxifort. It's got vigor aplenty. From what I've read, the challenge is to limit the vigor in order to balance foliage/fruit.
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Originally Posted by z_willus_d
The above question/concern is one that's bothered me for some time as well. I came to the same possible solution when thinking about the problem. If we could just perform the graft higher up on the RS, then we'd be able to bury down more of the mother plant. I hope someone can chime in on whether this is a viable option, as my main concern is the grafting success rate might fall precipitously as you move the union up the RS stem. I'm not sure if that's a valid concern or not.
-naysen
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