The Tropical Fruit Forum

Some plants are tough to graft. Guava is one of them. Currently, approached grafting seems to be the most successful; however, it is tough and time comsuming to setup.

So I'm thinking what if we graft by calus instead of cambium? Note that I have not tried them out yet.  Let me know what you think.  Here are the steps.

1-cause wound on both scion and rootstock by peeling off a strip of bark. Note: do not cut off scion or top work the rootstock.

2-Let the scion and rootstock try to heal the wound by forming calus at the edge of the wound.

3-Once there is enough calus formed on the scion and rootstock, do these:
a- remove the scion by cutting off below the wound. Wrap it with parafilm.
b- top work the rootstock by cutting off above the wound.
c- gently scrap (not remove) the calus on both the scion and rootstock.
d- attach the scion and rootstock, making sure their calus are contacting.
e- wrap the joint.
f- Shade the scion with a piece of leave, paper, or aluminum foil.

I bought two items here, so I know the steps involved.  I have not sold any item by mail.  I would like to get advice on the steps involved.  I'm going to list the steps here.  Please, help answer number 0, 10a, 10b, 11, and 14 and make any other suggestion as you see fit.

0-I bougth trees from Ebay, and USDA came to my house and confiscated the plants.  Will I get into trouble for selling scions here?
1-Put the listing to sell here.
2-List the item name and cultivar.
3-List the price per item or the bundle price.
4-Set criteria such as minimum purchase, destinations you don't want to ship to, disclaimer, one week sale only, local pickup only, etc...
5-set mailing cost such as priority or first class and their prices.
6-When the items will be sent out.
7-List our paypal name, so members can pay for their items.  Members pay to friend as description.  Member must list TFF name.
8-Ask members to send the list of items they are buying.
9-Once received the payment, collect the scions.
10a-Moisturizing the scion?
10b-Wrap the scion with moist paper towel?
10c-wrap the scions with plastic food wrap.  Refrigerate the scions overnight if needed to.
11-For the mail envelop, do you buy them ahead of time or buying them when dropping of the items?
12-package the scions.
13-pay for the postal fee.
14-Do you declaire the items?  I mean, telling the postal clerk what items are?
15-get the tracking number.
16-send out tracking number.

Thanks in advance.

Fruits description.  It is green.  It tends to crack if not water consitantly.  It can get big.  If it mature, it is sweet and has some complex flavor.  It is is chewy. The peel is bumpy when small, and gradually smooth out when mature. Flower is very fertile. It is hardly misshaped. The pulb is segmented. 

I think it is Bradly.  Thanks in advance.

I found this sites showing how to.  If you know of some other video, let me know the link, so I can add it here.  That way, we make good use of our combine effort.
0: grafting in general, from rootstock and scion to grafting.
https://www.apfga.org/grafting-and-budding-of-fruit-trees/
1: grafting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbSxMf8qHKQ
2: rooting using water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdqPHCuwm68
3:rooting using perlite and peat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BxgYIUnKfc
4:rooting using water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkKGQgJM9Zk
5:rooting using soil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSIHD7kS5T4
6:grafting with nursing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wsnXyucjag