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Re: Grafting of Dwarf conifers

> I think another EXCELLENT area to explore is grafting of assorted
> dwarf conifers, I have not tried as of yet but I have a fair collection
> started some are at the stage I could consider some grafts. I am
> interested in some of the multiple living art  creations such Iseli
> Nursery creates. If any of you have any experience please share.

Ewwww!  I never liked Iseli's very much -- when I was there 2 years ago
they had some real monstrosities on their lots.  But I guess there's a
market for them, and I don't want to discourage you too much...  :)

I don't know much about the topic, but perhaps the book 'Conifers' 
by Van Gelderen & J. R. P. Van Hoey Smith might be a place to start.  
It runs around $125 for the two volumes, but possibly a local library?
It's written by the same guy who wrote the Maples book (which covers
propagation fairly well).

I'm curious -- are you using your own dwarf conifers from witches' broom,
or using commercial forms?  

I saw an interesting conifer at Spring Grove this morning -- it was a
Norway Spruce that had a broom, then had the original plant die off.
So it was just a contorted Norway Spruce, but then a sport came off the
side and reverted!  So it went through 3 phases, each kind of a hodge-podge.

Chris
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