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What time of year is best for grafting Jackfruit in Florida? Is there a graft type that seems to work better than others?
I tried some on April 4th, 2 approach grafts to TM Red, 3 approach grafts to Excalibur red and 7 cleft grafts of Excalibur Red will know in a month if any worked, 1st time grafting jackfruit.-Joe
Jakfruit is not that easy to graft. Cleft graft and side veneer can work but it’s a lot tougher than mangoes, for instance. What I saw at the Excalibur nursery was lots of approach grafts which is obviously less efficient than cleft grafts in terms of both labor and scion material. Some professional grafters find this tough too. Same thing for me with champedek.Peter
After reading a study done in India that suggested higher success during the warmer months, I tried two grafts on direct sown seedlings 4-6 weeks ago; one cleft and one veneer. I prepared the scions by cutting the leaves off a week before and wrapped them with buddy tape after cutting them from the tree. Both failed but it took the cleft longer to fail.
I’ve seen bud grafting of durian in Malaysia and it’s about as you would expect. The bud is just starting to come out and the wrapping on the bud itself is not tight. As in patch grafting they removed that part after about 10 days. With Jakfruit it could be slower. My cleft grafts on durian take 2-3 weeks to set up while jak and champedek can take twice as long.Peter
I like the early spring as you can find scions with more stores of carbohydrates.You know that have not started rampant growth.Also I find more bacterial and fungal pathogens in the grafts when it gets wet.