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Finally got citrus grafts to take! My mistakes
MasOlas:
Yes, thanks for the info! My 15' Manila is going to be brought down to 5' or so once summer is over and i plan to graft on Ice Cream , Sweet Tart and maybe 1-2 more. It will be my first whack at grafting so I'm excited to get started. I've mostly abandoned my veggie garden in favor of multiple fruit trees so it will be a nice challenge.
TA900:
--- Quote from: CharlieLoon on July 19, 2024, 12:00:25 AM ---I have had lousy luck with grafting. I just started learning.
All six attempts back in early June failed. I tried doing all as whip and tongue graft.
I tried again with six new grafts (the rootstock are all still alive so I figured I'd just shave a bit more off and keep trying...). One is sort of hanging in there--perhaps half of the scion has died back, but I grafted it about two and a half weeks ago (most died much quicker if they failed) so I'm hoping some of it continues to hold.
All I want is one Xie Shan...
I don't particularly enjoy grafting so if anyone sold a Xie Shan I would just but it at a nursery. But unfortunately they're not sold anywhere I can find in CA.
If my last graft fails I'll order more budwood and see if the third time is a charm.
The rubber band sounds like a good idea.
What kind of buddy tape did you buy?
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Did you ever get your Xie Shan graft to take? I just attempted my first graft a week ago trying for xie shan as well. I really hope it takes first try. I'm switching up a young tango tree I have to hopefully a Xie shan because of its early ripening, which hopefully will be more successful in the sunlight I get.
Alippincott:
--- Quote from: TA900 on August 14, 2025, 11:30:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: CharlieLoon on July 19, 2024, 12:00:25 AM ---I have had lousy luck with grafting. I just started learning.
All six attempts back in early June failed. I tried doing all as whip and tongue graft.
I tried again with six new grafts (the rootstock are all still alive so I figured I'd just shave a bit more off and keep trying...). One is sort of hanging in there--perhaps half of the scion has died back, but I grafted it about two and a half weeks ago (most died much quicker if they failed) so I'm hoping some of it continues to hold.
All I want is one Xie Shan...
I don't particularly enjoy grafting so if anyone sold a Xie Shan I would just but it at a nursery. But unfortunately they're not sold anywhere I can find in CA.
If my last graft fails I'll order more budwood and see if the third time is a charm.
The rubber band sounds like a good idea.
What kind of buddy tape did you buy?
--- End quote ---
Did you ever get your Xie Shan graft to take? I just attempted my first graft a week ago trying for xie shan as well. I really hope it takes first try. I'm switching up a young tango tree I have to hopefully a Xie shan because of its early ripening, which hopefully will be more successful in the sunlight I get.
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I found my most successful graft type is bud grafting in early spring. I did like 12 bud grafts, and I had all 12 take, including one that looked pretty bad. I did 7 Xie Shan and 5 Yosemite Gold.
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