Author Topic: Is it possible to graft a male branch onto a female tree for pollination?  (Read 1434 times)

darkcoolboo

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I have a carob tree that grows female flowers but never sets because of poor pollination. Provided that I keep the female branches in check, will a male branch and female branch flower at the same time on the same tree?

BahamaDan

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If the male tree you intend to get the branch from flowers around the same time as the female tree, most likely the mwle branch will also flower around the time as the female branches of the tree once grafted onto the female tree.

So_Cal_Mike

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I grafted female onto a male carob and it worked perfectly, it is now full of it's first pods. I left one male branch for pollination purposes.
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