Are guavas difficult to graft?

[dxgn]

I have tried to do it many times, results are the same. But I am sure someone out there must have done it successfully using a certain method of grafting technique. I am talking about the tropical guavas( psidium guajava). Thanks anyone.


Cheers,
Jet

[Mike T]

Jet most people just use root sucker cuttings, separate trunk suckers ,marcot or grow seeds. Myrtaceae  are not easy to graft so people don't do guavas much.

[cuban007]

I have been successful grafting guavas. The only success that I've had was using the veneer graft method. That's it. Nothing else has worked for me. Also the freshness of the budwood is critical. I've had the best results when the scions are grafted the same day they were harvested. It seems that once they take, they grow fast. I did not document the time of the year that I performed those grafts. The last successful graft that I performed I think it was in the middle of the winter. It was Red Malaysian Guava and is pushing already. One more thing, it seems like some of the grafts take awhile to push as well. Hope that helps.

[dxgn]

Thanks for the advice. Can I know which cultivar is the for th scion an root stock? Was it growing healthy after the union? I Was thinking of grafting the Malaysian red with a pink one.

Cheers,
Jet

I have been successful grafting guavas. The only success that I've had was using the veneer graft method. That's it. Nothing else has worked for me. Also the freshness of the budwood is critical. I've had the best results when the scions are grafted the same day they were harvested. It seems that once they take, they grow fast. I did not document the time of the year that I performed those grafts. The last successful graft that I performed I think it was in the middle of the winter. It was Red Malaysian Guava and is pushing already. One more thing, it seems like some of the grafts take awhile to push as well. Hope that helps.

[shaneatwell]

Good to know cuban. Getting ready to graft some guava myself.

[Ethan]

I've seen guavas done with standard cleft/wedge, it helps if you prep the scion a couple of weeks before.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

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I've had poor success grafting guavas so far, but I've only made a few feeble attempts.

[MangCau]

Jet,
The bud graft method works for me.

[dxgn]

Thanks for all the tips. For those of you who are successful,can you tell me your combination of scion/rootstock cultivars so that I know more about the compatibility before I attempt grafting.

Cheers,
Jet

Jet,
The bud graft method works for me.

[JF]

Not easy.... air layering and cuttings(rooting)is much easier

[MangCau]

Thanks for all the tips. For those of you who are successful,can you tell me your combination of scion/rootstock cultivars so that I know more about the compatibility before I attempt grafting.

Cheers,
Jet

Jet,
The bud graft method works for me.

Hi Jet,
I'm fairly new to this hobby and only bud grafted a few unknown Asian guavas and the seedless type with big round leaves. Budding for me is easier/more successful than veneer or cleft.