Tree Grafting 6 Month Follow-Up

[mmaaxx1198]

One of your response comments got my attention, can you graft oak trees together, say to have an all-in-one oak tree with say 10 different types of oak? Also how about leyland cypresses, say a gold on an emerald?

[Samuel12v]

thank you so much

[rytis1]

Wow, amazing growth in 5 months. How do you graft in humid tropics? There is no dormant/winter season?

[skyelass]

it's a Frankenstein tree!

[ec123456789able]

how do i know what is compatible with what if i am going to graft something?

[cigster]

@ec123456789able it is the best to graft apple on apple rootstock... on peach rootstock you can also graft plum, apricot, nectarine, some hybrids...

[AnthonyElsetinow]

Can you graft oranges onto a lemon tree?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@AnthonyElsetinow You sure can.

[eran388]

@DaveWilsonTrees how bout avocado tree onto something completely different, like lemon?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@eran388 No, that will not work.

[Samuel12v]

@AnthonyElsetinow This video is very useful, thank you for sharing, I'm from the Northern Piedmont region of NC and have had a few questions that i have yet to find answers to on the internet or from local farmers, maybe you can help me. I have one great pear tree, and would like to have 2 more of these trees, and i wish to get them by grafting and i was wondering, could i graft a scion of this pear tree to lets say the stock of an oak or a maple tree, or any other native tree to my region?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@Samuel12v No, the would have to go on a pear rootstock.

[LadyKaliska]

Excellent video. I knew of grafting, and the basic idea of what it took to do it, but these videos were very informative, and helpful.

[jgntamak]

awesome but what the name of the tree now?

[TheBrookslittle]

That was really great.

I was going to try this. Would any solid branch work to graft onto a tree's trunk?

Or could you specify for me what exactly it is that you put into the slits in the trunk?

Thanks so much.

[chinesemusicDJ]

Your videos are so informative and interesting to watch! The walk way to our house there's a big slab of cement that is very empty and looks desolate while the other side is filled with plants. We want to fill in the void with a big pot. We all agree that we want some kind of fruit tree. I was wondering if you knew anything about growing lychees and how well they'll fair in northern California. We have a pear tree and it yields small green pears, not sure what kind. Could we graft lychee on it?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@chinesemusicDJ Lychee is a tropical and only suited to the most protected

area's of northern California, freeze will kill it. Also not much ornamental appeal, in a focal

point as you described you want both beauty and function. Best to consult

with local growers or nurseries in your area for suggestions of what will

do well for you and look good. Lychee is not compatible to Pear.

[chinesemusicDJ]

@DaveWilsonTrees

Ah thanks for your fast reply and informative view. We live in the inland's of northern Califonria and it never drops below the 50's here. While I was doing research about lychee trees it is best to raise in a zone 9 area. My area is considered a zone 9 area, so it should be able to grow properly in theory. We plan to buy a lychee tree from Florida, it'll be a air grafted plant and advertised as will bear fruit in a season. The total cost for it is about $80, is it worth it?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@chinesemusicDJ If you feel your climate is suitable for growing Lychee and that's the

tree you really want. Then by all means you should plant a Lychee. As far as value thats

also for you to decide. If it's a large healthy plant with a well established root system then

It should do fine as a fresh transplant. The rest is all up to you. Be sure to protect young plants

from frost, as it can kill them, and it does drop well below the 50's in zone 9.

[nick1f]

Excellent presentation, so clear and informative. Keep up the good work!

[NorEaster07]

Watched the 3 grafting videos... Very informative, thank you. I'm impressed that from that graft the tree will be strong enough not only to support thick branches but the fruit itself... Does the new graft form roots inside the original tree branch??

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@NorEaster07 @NorEaster07 when you graft or bud varieties together they soon grow or fuse into one. This is how all fruit trees are made. A fruit variety, or scion, is budded onto a rootstock. A rootstock is a fruit variety that has been selected for certain attributes, disease resistance and so on. It works the same when you graft a fruit variety to another. In this case the Goldmine nectarine will always be there, as an inter-stem between the roots and the white nectarines Tom grafted on.

[putt07]

When the tree/plant bears** fruits will it automatically have both traits of the combined tree/plant? Will the fruit be up to par first time around or should I wait for 2nd,?3rd?,4th batch?

[putt07]

When the tree/plant fruits will it automatically have both traits of the combined tree/plant? Will the fruit be up to par first time around or should I wait for 2nd,?3rd?,4th batch?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@putt07 No, we are not hybridizing new varieties here, just propagating known varieties. The fruit will be whatever variety it was. Roots are chosen for things like anchorage and disease resistance, and then our favorite fruit varieties are grafted onto them.

[dwr44]

Please provide another update on this tree. Thanks!

[kantwinnada]

I live in Ohio and was wondering how this would work here as our growing season is much shorter and the winters can be downright nasty.

[WeShareWithU]

can you use the branches you cut off to graft another tree?

[cgcg7373]

I multi-planted 3 pluots in 1 hole this year in New York City. I have about 2 feet of vertical shoot growth so far (tallest shoots are ~4' above ground). Should I head the green shoots back by half, like the DWN brochure says? Will this induce more fruiting wood?

[dvivian2003]

hi dave, can you plant dwarf grafted trees in a big container?

[DaveWilsonTrees]

@dvivian2003 Yes, you can containerize them. For how long will depend on the container size, but you may need to remove the tree after five years and root prune it.

[andrewnorris1]

This was a great series of videos, that growth is really astonishing. Very useful, thanks for posting

[agrotis79]

I can't believe the growth....

I never had that high a growth on any tree I grafted

[blueberryrl]

Ok his method of pruning for this tree to me was doing it overboard somewhat,he should have let some of the leaves and lems stat on the graft union.I can see it will grow back over the summer,but i like my trees to have some height to them to me that was a major cut back to the tree which should have been done in the dormant season!!!

[klintrock]

These are very good videos but it would be nice to clarify the timing during the year and the care immediately after the graft, ie how much water, therapies, etc

[DaveWilsonTrees]

Tom say's what time of the year it is at the beginning of each grafting video.