Author Topic: How to top work cherimoya trees  (Read 875 times)

spaugh

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How to top work cherimoya trees
« on: November 10, 2020, 04:05:52 PM »
Whats the best type of graft to use on these on the harder wood 12-18" above ground?   Im waiting until April to top work them but feel like thry already got bigger than wanted over summer.  Now Im worried top working will be difficult.  The time window to graft is pretty narrow at my location, needs to be successful or will have to wait another year. 

The one in the pic isn't too big, but a few of them are already an inch thick. 



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Re: How to top work cherimoya trees
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2020, 08:00:57 PM »
Cleft graft em , they’re not too thick at all. They’ll push hard with big scion and established roots. Use a longer scion than you might normally so more nodes can push and start establishing tree shape quickly.

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Re: How to top work cherimoya trees
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2020, 11:17:42 PM »
Modified cleft /veneer. And you can still cleft the top if you like.

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Re: How to top work cherimoya trees
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2020, 02:11:55 AM »
Khalid do you have a photo of that kind of graft?

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Re: How to top work cherimoya trees
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2020, 01:04:21 PM »
Do chip budding with with nurse leaf now.
Trim tree in spring and remove leaf from graft.

If fail cleft in spring.

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Re: How to top work cherimoya trees
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2020, 03:56:04 AM »
Yeah, I'll pull one up. Give me a couple of days. Won't get to yard u til the weekend.

 

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