Update- I broke the graft on accident.(trying to enter my DIY 6x8 grow tent inside the greenhouse with horizontal beams 3 ft off the ground for stability ) When it broke there was a distinct snap that could be heard meaning there was callous formation since it broke at the union. Also the scion was still green and had pushed out some new leaves. I understand that even if it didn't break, it probably would have compatibility issues down the road. This was a fun experiment that I wanted to try and didn't expect much. Pretty cool though.

I've been growing several dozen seedlings each season for the last three years, it's rare, but I've seen a few. I haven't really inspected what might have been the cause (I'm just using them for rootstock), but I'd imagine it's from damage, nutrition, or other health issue.

+1 also if the tip of the new growth gets damaged, it can cause it to branch out.

Agree with bovine. My plants grow like weeds but they are the cold hardy type and evey winter they die back to the ground and come up again. Even so, it has managed to set tasteless fruit.

I have seen them at local big box stores and sometimes the rootstock branches out. As for the variety I don't think there is a way to tell until it fruits.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on September 26, 2020, 10:21:21 PM

Quote from: Homeby5 on September 26, 2020, 06:24:45 PM

I have a friend who bought a Citrus tree that had five different grafts. Can you do this with a Mango tree and does anyone sell these? If not...why? Thanks

Nurseries don't seel multigraft trees because there are so many varieties of mangoes. Also it probably isn't worth the time for the nursery to graft multiple varieties on. It would be better for you to taste some, choose the ones you like then graft them on a rootstock.

Nurseries DO sell multi-grafted citrus trees.  They are multi-grafted by the certified growers in Florida.

bsbullie, I was talking about mangoes, not citrus although there probably are places that sell multigrafted mango trees. Just from a point of view from someone who lives in FL, would rather try the mangoes first then pick out the varieties you want to graft out as there are lots of mango varieties.

All my mangoes I buy are in 3 gallon pots. Most of them are not root bound and are very small. I tip them to encourage branch structure or pug them if very lanky. I noticed that the nursery soil is very sandy and heavy.

Sadly, I can also confirm. Hate to be like this, but scamming shouldn't be allowed.

I have millions of them in my fishtank . How should /could I use them as fertilizer?

Time also plays a factor... hour vs day vs week. Even though grumichama is cold hardy to 26F, you wouldn't see trees here because there are prolonged times of cold weather.

Patience is key? I budgrafted an oroblanco grapefruit hybrid from CCPP July of last year and it still hasn't pushed even though the bud is still green(apical dominance was broken). I guess that the new growth pushing depends on the graft union and what season it was grafted.

My experience has been the opposite.  The first couple of years my Grumichama flowered it didn't set any fruit.  Then I read that you should provide extra water during flowering.  I have watered extra during flowering since then and I have always gotten fruit.  My bush is also flowering now.

Bill

Interesting...Guess I will need to try both options then.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on September 22, 2020, 06:42:50 PM

I have been having the same problem as you...it flowers but they all fall off   Hopefully it will set fruit this time

I had this issue on all my pitangas and was watching some Brazilian YouTube videos (I speak Portuguese) and they said to limit watering during the flowering period. Last year I think I got about 20 off my "best" pitanga plant, this year I only watered it when it showed signs of stress (droopy leaves) during the flowering period - and there are literally hundreds of fruit sets. It is night and day compared to when I regularly watered.

I also had a ton of CORG flowers and none set, I watered profusely thinking that would help it.

I'll be trying this on all my eugenias next year for sure.

Thanks for this advice as when they were flowering last spring someone recommended lots of water

Mine is also flowering