Air-layering Kaki persimmon for instant fruited tree
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Comments (109)Hi guys, theme is old and I do not know if it's still active. I would like to get in touch with Kristian from Hungary and I was wondering if somebody's got his e-mail? I want to have hardy kaki (persimmon) in my backyard but can not find it in my country. Would seek in neighboring and Hungary is one of them, by the way I am from Serbia. I have tried to contact people from Bulgaria but with no success. So if someoene has some contact or knowledge about hardy persimmon on Balkan please send me. Greetings, Martin....See Moreair layering pear tree???
Comments (8)Hi Lou. Sorry to have a "non-answer" for you, but I'll share a little related experience that may be useful. I've tried to root pear cuttings several times and just haven't been able to get root hairs out of the cuttings! I will admit to not being very good at this kind of thing, but I did give it a shot four or five times. No go. On the other hand, pears take to grafting quite nicely, thank you. If you're new to grafting, (or even if you're not)check out Joreal's tutorial: http://citrus.forumup.org/about500-0-asc-0-citrus.html I've grafted pears primarily with ordinary old cleft grafts, but a couple of split and bark grafts have worked out too. If those pears are really, really special and might do well in Montana, is there any way I could beg/trade/other a couple of scions? Thanks, Mark...See MoreAir Layering Citrus
Comments (38)Shoaib - I think as a simple answer to your question - nurseries often opt for specific techniques to increase production of saleable product from limited quantities of scion stock, which also gives the benefit of being able to choose to use a variety of seedling rootstocks that are targeted to work well in different planting sites/conditions. So you can create many new trees to sell by grafting the buds from a single larger branch onto many rootstocks versus air-layering a single branch to create only one new tree. I.e., a typical sized 12" - 18" cutting might have 6 - 8 good buds (more or less) on it to "make" 6 - 8 new trees vs only getting 1 tree from the same-size rooted branch that was air-layered. Even if you air-layer multiple branches from a large tree to make several new trees, you are reducing your future stock from that tree many-fold due to eventual removal of those branches....See MoreAir-layering propagation: persimmon cuttings - experiment.
Comments (4)Taken from the link below...Persimmon is dioecious. Each tree produces either male or female flowers. If growing the persimmon for its fruit both male and female trees must be planted. Do you know what sex the tree is that you got at the nursery? Do you know the sex of the tree you are air layering? I'm assuming you are wanting to grow them for the fruit and not just as an ornamental tree. Good luck with your air layering. I have read of it and wanted to try it on several things, but just haven't gotten around to it. I have persimmons growing wild that produce. There are about 5 trees and they are all planted in a clump, right next to one another. If you think you might be interested in additionally growing some from seed, just give me a holler in late Oct, or early Nov before the critters get them all. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: How to Grow an American Persimmon Tree...See Morecreekweb
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