Murahilin or Rob do either of you know what rootstock Excalibur is using for the Ilama?
Thanks,
Ed
Funny you ask, Richard wasn't sure on first thought when I asked him. I will see if I can find out for you.
Ed,
Looked like annona glabra at excalibur...but had horrible galling and disgusting look about the rootstock and graft union...
Although the tree was healthy (nice above graft union, nice foliage) and fruiting....so pond apple may be an acceptable rootstock.
I think best is illama/illam, or illama/A. reticulata....also respectable candidates include atemoya seedlings, both cherimoya and sugar apple of course...am I'm sure a few other Annona sp. would be just fine to graft onto...
May all of your grafts callus and grow like weeds!
PS...some thoughts on grafting...
(I love grafting because it's like performing surgery on a a patient that doesn't bleed, need anesthetic, or a nurse...also, no family to report to if things go awry, and your patient dies!)
But...sometimes the person who gave you the budwood may want to hear how they're little "patient" (scion) is doing in your hospital (greenhouse/home garden), and "blood" (sap) can get on your grafting knife and will need to be cleaned!!!
So I guess it's all how you look at it...maybe some plants will be more missed than an old random bum that shows up in a hospital, and dies of pneumonia as a John Doe.