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<pre>.> ¥ Graft the trees with a well selected variety ie table - Kalamata,
> Volos
> or oil - eg Koroneiki, Frantoio

The grafting technique I saw in adelaide is similar to a 'T' bud graft
but with 2 horizontal cuts. They call it a 'patch' graft and use it
extensively for propagating onto the wild (olea europaea) roostock.
Apparently this is the only method of propagation in much of Greece,
they teach the little kids to go out in the bush and pull suitable stock
and plant in their orchard, or where ever. All thru the Adelaide Hills
are 'secret' locations for rootstock (just follow the purple Valiant!).
The next year the graft of the desired cv is made onto the rootstock and
away it goes, enhanced by the superior rootsystem. There are literally
10's of thousands of nursery plants grown this way and the proponents
swear by the product. You can also use this method on existing trees but
some care must be exercised in choosing a compatible combination, I have
seen kalamata on paragon roostock where the kalamata struggled for years
before the paragon shot out and completely overgrew it. Also seen are
olive groves where one half are on grafted roostock and the other on
struck cuttings, without knowing too much about which varieties they
were the grafted trees were consistently superior. The owners regretted
the money saved on buying cheaper plants.




Roger Farquhar Hunter Valley

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