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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: JUJUBE Trees
« on: February 09, 2019, 11:14:52 PM »
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Do you remember where you got the seed? Does the fruit have a relatively small seed? How is the texture of the flesh? Does the flesh cling onto the seed?
We have a mature logan tree that was grown from a seed. It produces great fruits but I would like to graft other known varities to the tree. Does anyone have any advice as to when to graft and the best grafting method(s) to use?
Thanks
If you don't mind I would like to see the picture of the full tree -- Just want to see how big a longan from seed bears fruits. How old is the tree from seed?
Now is considered the bloom season for Longans in south Florida. So, I wouldn't recommend to graft them anytime soon. My Kohala tree is a cleft graft and I've been very happy with it so far. The graft line is very clean and the tree is in full bloom.
Thank you so much for this info. Do you recall which season you did the graft?
There are at least two of us here in the San Gabriel Valley growing cocktail longans. I also live in a very small residential lot with very limited growing space. They are not easy but the grafts can be done. I have a kohala tree grafted with four other varieties and the entire tree is blooming nicely. Since you're not too far away from us, this will probably work for you too. The best time for grafting is spring. Second best time for me is after harvest in late fall. Also done it in December with lower success rate.
I like whip grafts. Veneer works better for smaller scions and thicker roostock/branch. Cleft works best on same diameter scion/rootstock branch.
I wish I could take credit for grafting it but it wasn't done by me. There may be some benefits of grafting a longan tree. I don't have a direct comparison between a grafted and marcott but I've heard bad things about fruit production and how a marcotted tree quickly becomes very large. Again, not pretending to be an expert just sharing me experience with my tree. In the three years I've had the tree, I've gotten great fruit set and constant but manageable new grow. I don't know how much of that is related to it being grafted but I've been happy with my tree.
To graft another branch onto your existing tree I would do a cleft graft. I have both marcotted and grafted longans and the grafted trees were cleft grafted.
Peter
Now is considered the bloom season for Longans in south Florida. So, I wouldn't recommend to graft them anytime soon. My Kohala tree is a cleft graft and I've been very happy with it so far. The graft line is very clean and the tree is in full bloom.
Thank you so much for this info. Do you recall which season you did the graft?
I dont hear or see much in the way of cocktail longan tree. From what you say, you have a tree that produces fruit you like...just a word of caution, tinker too much with trying to top work it may result in a loss of a good thing.
Now is considered the bloom season for Longans in south Florida. So, I wouldn't recommend to graft them anytime soon. My Kohala tree is a cleft graft and I've been very happy with it so far. The graft line is very clean and the tree is in full bloom.