I Just ordered Witch Finger Grape (aka Tear Drop) cuttings off Amazon.com . I hope I can get them to grow. Should I try to root them or graft them?

My power just turned back on about an hour ago. Lots of flooding. Most of my plants (potted and in ground) were destroyed. At least house damage not too bad and everyone is safe.

This is something I am just starting with my yard too. I have been buying several exotic tropical fruits I never heard of living up north. Now I just have to get the energy to go out and start planting them.

The most important reason is money. I have not been able to work for 6 years and do not have a steady income coming in, so I cannot afford to buy grafted fruit trees. If I could I would! Because I cannot work, I have a lot of time on my hands and I thought learning to graft would be interesting and might help get me outside of the house a little. I have been learning to root fig cuttings and wanted to start expanding my knowledge base.

Buy cuttings from Oscar.  They root fairly easy.   I would go with his Manoa Sweet.

I am new here. Can you tell me who this Oscar is and how to get a hold of him. I would be interested in these cuttings too. Thanks.

If it survives, the caveat here is that you have a seedling tree, and what is it a seedling of?

Unknown. The seed donor fruit came from my local grocer here in Central Florida. Never saw a variety on the label.

Should I consider adding fertilizer to the plant now or wait for it to spring back to life? Either way, what is the best fertilizer to give a star fruit tree and how much/ how often? Thanks for all the comments so far. Keep them coming. Need the education.

Okay, six years ago, I planted a star fruit seedling (that I grew from seed) in the north side of the yard. This past year, the tree was taller than six feet and this was the first year it ever had blossoms, It even had a single fruit (which fell off during a wind storm). I decided to move the tree to the south facing side of my yard. This past weekend, I dug around the tree some 3 feet on all sides. It didn't have any fine roots, just really fat ones (about 1 inch diameter). Naturally I cut the roots to get the tree out. I was successful in planting the tree in the south side and watered it several times each day. I figured by cutting the roots, I was going to shock the tree and expected to loose some of the leaves. As of today, all the leaves have dried out completely and are falling off. When I scratch the trunk, it is still green and the fine limbs are still flexible.

 So, do you agree I just stunned/shocked the tree? Do you think it will come back (I did this several times with citrus and they always came back and thrived)? Should I keep watering it? Any suggestions for me?