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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Jose Spain on December 11, 2017, 01:17:19 PM
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I don't know if this grafting method have been already discussed in the forum, I couldn't find it. It's one of the weirdest ways to graft I've ever seen, instead of grafting cv into the rootstock, this method grafts several rootstocks into a cv branch, by using just their roots, like some kind of an air layering/grafting hybrid technique. By doing so, these guys get big plants with several main roots to feed the new tree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZUv48M7Wg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZUv48M7Wg)
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Very cool,would be great for durain
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It is crazy they didn't even line up the cambium. They just slapped the rootstock onto the big slices. I wonder if these survived or thrived. You could also just graft together some nice healthy root pruned rootstocks and graft it normally and watch it take of like a rocket.
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It also got my attention that they don't even try to match cambium, but it must work, because there are several videos showing the method, like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0GnP46eLSQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0GnP46eLSQ)
An another variant with younger stuff and using part of the stem along with the root:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eEC0Y4WKjY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eEC0Y4WKjY)
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When we graft similar sized branches, we need to cut into the branches. This gives 2 thin lines of cambium. We need to line up 1 side to match the cambium.
In the video, the guy removed a big chunk of bark from a big branch. Left on the big branch was a big sheet of cambium. He did not need to line up the rootstock.
The difference is sheet of cambium versus 2 thin lines of cambium.