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shinzo

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Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« on: April 15, 2017, 11:36:50 AM »
Hi guys,
I had a cherimoya tree last fall in an exchange meeting, i didn't ask the person who gave it to me if it was grafted or not.

Since it is pushing new branches now, as low as 1 inch from the ground till 2 feet high, i was wondering whether the following spot is a grafting point ?

If the tree is grafted, then i imagine that i have to cut off the lower branches. But if it is not a graft point, then could i leave the lowest branche which starts 1 inch from the ground?

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Re: Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2017, 11:52:54 AM »
Grafted or not, i wud pluck that away to focus energy growth to the main branch.

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Re: Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2017, 06:19:05 PM »
Doesn't look grafted.

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Re: Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2017, 07:20:48 PM »
That looks like it had a branch there that died back, and a new shoot grew just below that. I'd say not grafted.
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Re: Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2017, 12:01:39 AM »
I don't see any graft either.

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Re: Is this a graft point on my cherimoya tree?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2017, 11:33:04 AM »
Thank you guys for your answers. Ok so it is not grafted. I was hoping i can leave the lower branches since they are well developped compared to the others and they are well oriented also, but if it is better for the tree to remove them then i'll do it.