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What Do They Mean "Grafted onto a Standard"?

CPTK
10 years ago

So you can buy Korean Dwarf Lilacs as either a shrub or a tree. The tree form is simply a Korean Dwarf Lilac shrub grafted onto a "standard." So I researched and found out what a standard is in general. It still doesn't tell me specifically what plant I need to graft a Korean Dwarf Lilac onto to make a Korean Dwarf Lilac Tree. I already have a shrub version and I wouldn't mind trying my hand at grafting to make my own tree version, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to use for the stem portion.

I was told that whatever was used, it would have to be of the syringa genus. However, I did some more researching and it turns out you can graft lilacs onto white ash. So is that what you need to use? Does anyone have any idea?

This post was edited by CPTK on Tue, Jun 25, 13 at 13:16

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