Grafting Rosemary

[Jpxc17]

Has anyone ever tried to scion or approach graft a Rosemary or any other similar plant in the Sage family? I recently dug up a very large Rosemary from a landscape and pending survival, I'd like to see if I can graft it's own foliage further back on to hardwood. It's my understanding that Rosemary don't back bud onto hard wood. The tree will still be decent without grafting, but ultimately would be better if I could. Essentially I'm trying to find out if it's even possible or if anyone has ever tried it or been successful/ failed. Thank you!

 

[Ozz80]

Great tree indeed! I hope it survives without any dieback though, because from what I've read until now, they tend to grow fibrous roots that extend deep in the ground and do not respond well to digging.

I am afraid there is little knowledge about rosemary's on the internet and the best source I found is the thread posted by @ABCarve. So I was planning to experiment with cheap plants (repotting, grafting etc. ) to see the results.

 

[SFDrake]

Cool tree, hope it pulls through for you!

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I have tried grafting psychedelic sage scions onto regular sage and it did not work. The square stems make it really difficult to get them to connect. I don't know if rosemary suffers from that same issue.

 

[Jpxc17]

There was a fair amount of fine roots close to the base, so we'll see. I appreciate everyone's insights on the roots/grafting. I haven't looked at the stems super close yet to see the shape and if they're squared.