Hi,

I have an espaliered nectarine.
It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series
of horisonlat branches.

Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm.

I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base
of the original (damaged) branches.
This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new
growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is
some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that.

Can anyone help me.

thanks

james

to promote many new buds cut back all unwanted growth prune hard
"james" <jpd1009 [at] yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:43687a36$0$25855$afc38c87 [at] news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I have an espaliered nectarine.
> It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series
> of horisonlat branches.
>
> Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm.
>
> I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base
> of the original (damaged) branches.
> This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new
> growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is
> some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that.
>
> Can anyone help me.
>
> thanks
>
> james
>

james <jpd1009 [at] yahoo.com.au> writes:
>I have an espaliered nectarine.
>It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series
>of horisonlat branches.
>
>Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm.
>
>I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base
>of the original (damaged) branches.
>This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new
>growth to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is
>some other way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that.

You're right, they don't grow new shoots at the base of a broken limb.
I recall a grafting technique known as budding, where you remove a bud +
surrounding live bark from a donor and slip it into a slit in the bark
of your tree. Eventually it grows out to form a branch. It's probably
something you'd do around late winter. Try a web search to see whether
you think you could manage this. There are plenty of sites with details.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

"james" <jpd1009 [at] yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:43687a36$0$25855$afc38c87 [at] news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I have an espaliered nectarine.
> It is a simple shape consisting of a single vertical trunk and a series of
> horisonlat branches.
>
> Last year I lost a couple of the branches due to a hail storm.
>
> I was hoping that this spring I would see new shoots come from the base of
> the original (damaged) branches.
> This has not been the case and would like to either graft some new growth
> to the trunk with the aim to replace the branch, or if there is some other
> way to stimulate new shoots I would be happy to do that.
>
> Can anyone help me.
>
> thanks
>
> james
>
James
I would recommend budding new shoots onto the trunk in early January. It is
very easy with stone fruit and there are pleanty of good books that tell you
how to do it.

Practice the technique on part of the plant that you will prune of later to
get the feel for it, but it is really quite simple. A sharp knife, some
plastic budding tape and you will be wondering around the garden looking for
more things to "adjust".

Cheers
CT