Not sure I improved my grafting skills, but it seems to work. Cuttings with grafted root speed up their own rooting much faster. This group, after a week of so of the grafted root, dip in dry powder hormone, I  trimmed my grafted roots and gave their tips another dip in the powder hormone.

Three days ago, I removed all bands and wire ties I had in place and the roots took off.  I just love them the way they are. I was so excited and started puting them cups then remember to get pictures... fingers crossed here so nothing goes wacko with them.


This is very instructive:

http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/CaringForTrees/RootGrafting9-91.htm

That's a very vigorous cutting.  Looks like you created a good relationship with these particular sticks.

Grasa, it's hard to tell from the photos - is the root you grafted on still viable and forming new root growth?  With the exception of the 5th image from the left, it kind of looks like the viable roots are all coming from the cutting.  Maybe this is ok but I seem to remember that you obtained the root section from an unknown that does well in your cool, rainy environment with the thinking that it would confer this adaptability onto the cutting.  I suppose if this is true, and you got roots from both the grafted on piece and from the cutting itself, then maybe the grafted on roots would eventually predominate when you plant this tree in the ground.  Is this your rationale?

Interesting Experment

Looks great.

Rewton?  I lost many cuttings to bad rooting, so I started planting my roots into the cuttings to see if worked - initially to make the cutting stay alive for me and secondly to make it be strong like my 22 y.o.tree.

Some cuttings soon after I graft the root start the roots in and around the incision of the new grafted root and also the root grafted.  Others the grafted root takes off and it heals quickly forming a ring of callous on the cutting.

Upon putting them in cups, sometimes, I trim the grafted root as they don't fit in the cup, and the root seems very alive and attached, so I just release the tie bands, others with significant roots like these, the grafted root did not have much of new growth, but it was very attached to the cutting, so I trimmed and  planted.

I don't water the cups anymore, I make my mix of perlite, soil and moist it outside, so i see how much moist is through the mix. Seems to be working. 

These cuttings' sibblings have no root signs whatsoever - they went in the box together, so the grafting of roots speed up the process for sure.

Looking fwd to try other grafting methods like these in pictures I found yesterday. This is very instructive for my craving!

http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/CaringForTrees/RootGrafting9-91.htm

Grasa,
Thanks for posting, and keeping us updated. Also thanks for posting the root grafting link. I plan on doing a few grafts for practice, but they will all be standard saddle or wedge grafts.