Questions tagged [grafting]

Propagation technique where the tissues of one plant are inserted into those of another.

is a propagation technique where the tissues of one plant are inserted into those of another, so that the vascular tissue joins, creating one living plant. The two plants are typically of different cultivars or even different related species. This technique is typically used to propagate difficult-to-grow plants (e.g. some cacti), or to combine plant properties (e.g. fruit tree grafting where dwarf rooting stock is combined with a larger variety to force it to grow as a smaller tree).

Use this tag for all questions about grafting - including how to do it, and problems and complications (e.g. sports) which may result later on after the plant has established itself.

98 questions
8
votes
0 answers

Forcing a non-grafted lemon tree to produce blooms & fruit

About 8.5 years ago I successfully germinated a lemon seed from a store-bought lemon (I believe it was a Eureka lemon). Fast-forward to today and that lemon seed has grown into a 9-foot tall tree. Luscious green leaves, a 2-inch diameter trunk, and…
giuseppe
  • 331
  • 1
  • 7
8
votes
1 answer

Can any cacti be used as a scion on a non cactus succulent rootstock?

Anything in the cactus family can be grafted onto anything else in the cactus family, even jungle cacti to desert cacti. I've even grafted a Schlumbergera to a prickly pear. I would like to know, just because I'm curious and would like to…
J. Musser
  • 51,627
  • 21
  • 115
  • 320
8
votes
1 answer

Is it possible to graft fruit/flowering trees onto a well established jacaranda tree?

I have a large jacaranda tree in my front yard (perhaps 30-50 yrs old). I recently pruned a few branches that were about 2" thick. You can see one fresh cut in the picture below and there are a few more in different places. Now all of these are…
anon
8
votes
2 answers

Have a grafted fruit tree. Want to have less of one of the fruits

I have a fruit tree whose primary trunk is pomelo fruit and the grafted trunk is Lemon. It's a reasonably large tree (35ft as a guess). I don't much like the pomelo fruit and don't really eat them. I can't really reach the whole tree, so the fruit…
Gregable
  • 263
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
7
votes
2 answers

Should I nip flower buds to encourage rooting

I have dipped a few twigs from fruit trees (apple, cherry, peach) in a rooting hormone, and planted them in a small container. The twigs have started flowering (two weeks after planting them). To encourage root growth, should i nip the flowering…
init_js
  • 311
  • 2
  • 8
7
votes
1 answer

Can I graft fruit trees without pruning?

I just got some apple, peach and pear trees. They're still kind of young but I'm wondering if i can just graft an extra branch on the side without cutting any of the ones it has (only has 2-3 thin ones).
geermc4
  • 837
  • 1
  • 7
  • 14
7
votes
2 answers

Is this a sucker? Can they grow above the graft line?

I have a citrus tree of the Washington Navel variety, which is around 4 years old (and has been here for 2 of those). Naturally this means it's a scion grafted onto rootstock of which I don't know the variety. A few weeks ago I got this branch…
Haedrian
  • 359
  • 4
  • 10
7
votes
1 answer

How does the T budding grafting method provide contact between the cambium layers?

In a T budding technique of grafting fruit trees, how does the cambium layer of the bud come into contact with the cambium layer of the rootstock? How does this great method have such a high success rate if there is no direct contact between the…
csandreas1
  • 399
  • 3
  • 14
7
votes
1 answer

Can a topworked female pistachio tree be pollinated by grafting a male bud or scion?

If one has female pistachio trees coming into bearing age, can they be pollinated by grafting a male bud or scion onto a topworked female? If so, assuming it's done early in grafting season and with more than one scion to improve the rate of…
Smi1es
  • 71
  • 3
7
votes
2 answers

What is the best grafting knife?

Help me choose the best grafting knife, right know i have the draper 76777 (the first photo) but it is a single edged knife. I am between those grafting knives in the photos, if you recommend something else let me know! Also should i sharpen the…
csandreas1
  • 399
  • 3
  • 14
7
votes
3 answers

Can I graft a branch of a sweet orange onto a sour orange tree to get sweet fruit?

I have two old citrus trees, one bears sweet navel-type oranges and the other has hundreds of impossibly sour, tiny oranges. Would it be possible to chop off a branch from the sweet tree and attach it (graft it) to the sour one, to create a new…
Lorna
  • 71
  • 1
  • 2
6
votes
2 answers

Part of fruit cocktail tree has died

I have a fruit cocktail tree that I planted on 1 June 2013, around 9 to 10 weeks ago, and one of the 3 grafted branches appears to have died. The tree originated from Dave Wilson Nursery. Here is an image of what it looks like now: You can see that…
Guy
  • 2,956
  • 6
  • 29
  • 35
6
votes
2 answers

An evolution in grafting

My question stems (pardon the pun) from two ideas: That trees live for a very long time and that there have been many evolutions of trees in that time. It is possible to graft trees of the same genus together to form a tree composed of two…
Throsby
  • 1,509
  • 1
  • 11
  • 20
6
votes
1 answer

Is there any way to reconnect a severed vine with a water melon (small size) at the end of the vine?

I was pruning my garden. Accidently I cleanly cutoff a the main vine of my watermelon plant. At the end of that vine there was a small melon (2/3 of a basketball). I immediately slice a longitudinal section (20cm) of two severed ends of that vine…
6
votes
0 answers

Can new branches be grafted to cedar hedge stump?

I have a large cedar hedge that in most parts is very full and dense, but due to excessive outward growth and lack of consistent pruning, there are sections that are very open and "woody", with the stump exposed and not a whole lot of branches for…