Soursop rootstock

[seanyk]

Just curious if you can graft atemoya onto soursop?

[Seanny]

A couple of articles indicated that Atemoya grafted on soursop rootstock grew slowly.

I have a couple grafts going.
They are at pushing stage so I don’t know how well they would grow.
I only need them to grow a little.
I don’t need them to grow vigorously.

Why are you interested in grafting Atemoya to soursop?

[seanyk]

I have a bunch of soursop rootstock. I'm more interested in atemoya. So if it's possible I'm interested in trying to graft atemoya.

[skhan]

I grafted a few things (atemoyas, Custard apple, ilama)  to sour sop in the past nothing ever did to will
After a year of little growth I just tossed it

[Seanny]

One article said cherimoya grafted on soursop grew very well.

You could graft cherimoya on soursop then graft atemoya on cherimoya afterward.

I want to do this but can’t keep soursop alive without a green house here.

[Orkine]

Using Cherimoya as interstock on which to graft atemoya is a good practice if you are patient enough and done mind multiple grafts.  I have a pond apple rootstock holding atemoya on a cherimoya as interstock.
So far it appears to be doing well.

[skhan]

Using Cherimoya as interstock on which to graft atemoya is a good practice if you are patient enough and done mind multiple grafts.  I have a pond apple rootstock holding atemoya on a cherimoya as interstock.
So far it appears to be doing well.

I remember you mentioning this, Keep us updated with the progress.
I have Custard apple on one and Atemoya on the other.
The Atemoya one doesn't grow great and keeps suckering.

[Dmaxx69]

I live in hawaii and soursop grows very well here. I had my first year of grafting earlier this spring. Of all the attempts, my only success was geffner atemoya on soursop rootstock. It is still alive and growing well. It has even been putting out flowers already. Maybe soursops are only a good option if you live in a climate that they thrive in.

[skhan]

I live in hawaii and soursop grows very well here. I had my first year of grafting earlier this spring. Of all the attempts, my only success was geffner atemoya on soursop rootstock. It is still alive and growing well. It has even been putting out flowers already. Maybe soursops are only a good option if you live in a climate that they thrive in.

That's some promising news. I'll try again next year
I'm mostly grafting in spring so maybe that's the problem
I would love to see some pictures.

It would love to use them as rootstock since there are pretty easy to grow down here.

[Orkine]

I do have a Geffner atemoya grafted onto a soursop seedling.  It did OK in the first several month and grew to about a foot and a half with two branches.  It overwintered and I transferred it to the ground for the sprint hoping for some rapid growth.  It flowered but did not really grow much if any this year.  I have had to remove several attempts by the soursop to sprout below the graft which is barely two inches from the ground.  The rootstock is getting thicker, slower than soursop seedlings that were not grafted but the grafted Geffner is not keeping pace.
It is possible this behavior is a result of insufficient care.  I don't water it every day and barely fertilize.  I will do both next spring if it survives the winter.
My experience with Soursop as rootstock has not been encouraging at all.

[Dmaxx69]

I happen to live in one of the wettest regions of hawaii, i dont water anything except seedlings under cover. Soursops grow without effort here so maybe that is a part of your experience. My graft is only about 4-5 months old yet so time will tell

[Seanny]

4 weeks old cleft graft of Atemoya on soursop.
2 good grafts out of 2 grafts.