It's been about 3 weeks since I grafting my twig to my Japanese Maple. I've been really curious about it. So, today I took off the bag misted with fungicide, and I removed the rubber strap that held the junction snugly. The First good news is that my scion didn't just fall off when I did this. Additionally, upon inspection, I noticed that the wood visible in the gash was all a light brown color. It didn't look like a clean cut, but more like it had a layer of glue over it.
So, it looks like it's fusing. This is awesome! If you look carefully at the image, the tips of the sliver of rootstock have turned brown simply because they are no longer in contact with a cambium layer. If the graft had failed at this point, I believe more of the plant would look like that.
The scion in the picture looks much more green than before. Overall it is actually just as red as it was before; I think a lot of the green color is coming from the flash. (The shot was taken from very close up.) Except the side shown does have some green color appearing from the grafted end and moving up. I'm hoping this is a sign of growth returning to the scion. I'd like for it to stay red for the most part. I think it just needs to grow some leaves. :D
I've heard that if you remove the rubber strap too soon, the gash will swell, so for the time being I've replaced it. There still doesn't appear to be any new growth on the grafted scion. That's a true indication of success. However, this is a nice midpoint.
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