Has anyone tried these cloning machines on tropical fruit trees?

[CTMIAMI]

There are several brand of these cloning machines. I think they are oriented for weed growers.  I wonder if anyone has tred them for Mango, Avocado etc.

[BigIslandGrower]

I don't believe many tropicals are propagated from cuttings-are they?

Otherwise it may be worth a try.  However, old school rooting plugs/cubes probably work just as well.

[Avoman]

I dont understand what its trying to do. is it just for cuttings ?

[CTMIAMI]

I dont understand what its trying to do. is it just for cuttings ?

Making avocado clones

[HibachiDrama]

I built one but haven't used it yet because the fogger was providing insufficient moisture, and I need a humidity dome.

Check this chart https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZTK1icutvdsJ:https://www.crfg.org/tidbits/proptable.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us out, and give some in the cuttings column a try. I've started updating a copy of this chart with posts from the forum with contrary claims, like grumichama rooting from leaves.

The entire point is that hopefully this works faster and more successfully than traditional cutting propagation, but there are a few potential problems:

• Length of rooting - Some cuttings take 3-6 months to successfully root, and you'd be running lights and a pump all that time
• Water Management - You'll need to prevent algae/bacterial growth, chemical buildup, maintain water temps, etc.