Anyone own a Multi-Grafted Fruit Trees
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Can I graft multi fruits to a mature peach tree?
Comments (91)I've always felt that I needed the good mechanical pull that a budding rubber provides, and to keep it from drying out I think it needs to be sealed with parafilm or wax. Parafilm is my first choice because it breathes a little. But it's not enough by itself to make me feel secure! I used the Ace rubber tape this year on clefts and felt like it worked really well. Rubber tape or bands or rubbers all seem good to me. I think that if you use the wide budding rubbers or tape and overlap thoroughly then the parafilm/wax precaution is probably redundant, but it's cheap redundancy and I do it. I use wide and long rubbers also because it's easier to wrap them off- you have so much to work with, and they're cheap enough that you can afford to cut off excess. Like MiHiGirl I'm in the Rockies, but not at a mile high! We're at 3200 ft, give or take a couple of feet. But it's definitely an arid environment: we get about 12-13 inches total precip per year....See MoreGrafting fruit scions onto their own seedlings?
Comments (8)I guess my question is "Why?". If I don't misunderstand the question you'd just be taking a piece of the original tree and grafting it back to the parent, or vice versa- of course the seedling wouldn't be the same as the parent, but that doesn't mean there'd be any real advantage to doing it. Not to say it couldn't be advantageous, but the randomness factor sure makes it a crap shoot. I'd say that if you have a good fruit you'd want to put it on the most suitable rootstock possible, and if you have a super rootstock you'd want to find the best match for it also. But your project sounds like fun, and I'd be curious to know how it pans out! So I wish you good luck. :-)M...See MoreAnyone growing fruit tree with multiple grafted fruits on it...?
Comments (13)I purchased a three-in-one plum tree from Raintree last year. It has grown nicely and was well labelled. I weighted down the branches with rope and a stone to make the tree more open centered. Looks like it may be budded for fruit next year. I transferred some chip buds ( my first attempt at chip budding) to other plums that I have, so we'll see next spring if that was successful. I have been grafting scions onto existing apple and pear trees for a few years now. My first reaction when these grafts fruited was that flavor must be affected and in decline when a graft. (Mollie's Delicious on Jonathan had no taste; Vista Bella on same tree was o.k.) However, this year has changed that --Honeycrisp is one of four grafts on Hawkeye Delicious and is wonderful. The Grimes Golden on that tree is also great, and expecting great things from Florina in a few weeks. One thing I think I've learned is to not let the tree overbear....See Moreown root or grafted fruit trees?
Comments (1)If you have room for full sized trees and the trees are resistant to any soil borne diseases which you may have, such as Crown Rot, then they will grow better on their own roots. ---- Rootstocks are generally used for 3 reasons: Disease resistance, Dwarfing, and Nursing. Example: If you have Crown Rot in the soil and the tree is not resistant, use a resistant rootstock, with the graft union a couple inches above the ground level. Crown Rot can kill an apple tree within 2 years. A common crown rot resistant apple rootstock is Bud 9. Example: If you don't want a 40 ft tall apple tree and would prefer one that only grows 10 ft tall, use a dwarfing rootstock with the graft union a couple inches above the ground level. A common dwarfing apple rootstock is Malling 26. Example: If you have a hard to root apple, but you want it to be grown on its own roots, graft it onto a nursing rootstock that will nurse the tree until it can make roots of its own. Plant the tree with the graft union several inches below the ground level. In a few years, the tree should have made its own roots. A common nursing apple rootstock is Antonovka....See MoreSoTX
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