A-to-Z GRAFTING TUTORIAL on ‘Approach Grafting’ | Before & Afters | Prunus & Apple & Fig

Charles Malki, Biologist & Plant Expert for ivorganics.com/ discusses the science behind grafting, grafting techniques, classification of plants, demonstration of approach grafting, and shares results from grafting accomplished 1-3 years ago, including a 3-in-1 apple tree & 6-in-1 fig tree.
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[@rumpleshiznit]

Been watching IV Organics vids for a few months regularly. Pure brilliance! I have 16 different kinds of young fig trees and 134 fruit and nut trees. My dad managed avocado groves for over 25 years in SD County CA. Thank you for putting this info out.

[@pacificgoldsmith285]

Hi Charles, I am so glad to have run into you. You have been so informative and down to earth, it almost makes it impossible to understand everything you talk about. I just made 78 years old and was quite distressed because, I moved from Hawaii the Renton, Washington a couple of years ago and was at a loss because the plants up here are of a different world. Like you, when I was about thirteen, I had accomplished my first grafting...which made my Mom the talk of the town. I had grafted six different colored Hibiscus to one bush and when it bloomed in all of the different colors, everyone was amazed. I did not continue because at that time I used toilet tissue and paraffin wax. I had caused a small fire while melting the wax and was told not to do it anymore. But, I do have to thank you for all of the truly valuable information that you have shared. I just bought my first can of IV Organics coating and find it great. I just purchased a Mexican lime tree and a Meyer Lemon and will start playing with these. Thank you and Much Aloha. Eddie Tomihama

[@everythingyogurt8707]

I just enjoy every moment Of this lesson.

[@johanconradie2120]

charles is the BEST OF THE BEST !!! thank you: excellent for avocado really !!! 'monsieur charles, non paralell !'

[@kiarest8267]

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[@myongmyong2907]

@@kiarest8267 Thanks for sharing.

[@mariamarcolino6863]

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[@arsen6169]

I have been using approach grafting for my bonsai trees and it is by far the most successful. love your videos. Thanks.

[@electrician5168]

Amazing, I seem to be more empowered. Gardening knowledge will improve my off grid experience

[@angiegarden8196]

Love your videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to do them & share with us.

[@edpoletto8048]

Always a great presentation👏👏

[@ragnarb100]

I’m so pleased to have discovered your channel, but so sorry I missed your livestream. I wish I had you to refer to when I had my rooftop garden in Brooklyn Heights, before it was invaded by hipsters.

[@POVPOOL]

IVO is the best!

[@duckz001]

Greetings Doc!!! Great video... I luv every minute of it. And, the Figs look AMAZING!!!

[@michealinak]

Charles thanks for helping me with my gardening! I learned a lot from you.

[@timmangan1734]

Great video! Thank you-tim from St.Paul, MN

[@j27santana]

Excellent video. Just watched it with my children. Appreciate the educational moment. Looking forward to the June 16th live stream.

[@IVOrganic]

Good morning j27santana , Thank you for the compliment! I will have an update on this grafting project in about 6-8 weeks... So far, it's looking good (the ends of the scion and rootstock tips are still green & healthy, rather than showing any die back from all that cutting into & fitting together). Thank you for saving June 16th Live Steam Date!!! Charles :-)

[@lydvincecruz824]

Very educational.Thank you so much.

[@theone6805]

This is something that I'd like to accomplish too. Thanks for the information. You've always produced quality videos...thanks again

[@IVOrganic]

Hello The One , You should find 1-2 things you can graft in your garden... Trust me, once you start, you'll be doing something with grafting every year! It truly takes gardening to another enjoyable level! And, thank you for the compliment! Charles :-)

[@shernettewalker-dixon9953]

Your love for grafting is evident in your videos. It feels like I am back in school but, now I enjoying and appreciating it!!! ... Maybe you should have been my Science/Agricultural teacher because instead of being an Electrician I would have been an Horticulturist!!!

[@rebeccamcsween6644]

That's so amazing and inspiring

[@michaelagibbs9695]

Great video, can't wait to see the results. I have just planted my first fig cutting and because I don't have a lot of space I plan on grafting on a few different varieties.

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Michaela Gibbs , Thank you for the compliment! And please keep me posted on your fig grafting adventure!!! Charles :-)

[@elenidoris5973]

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[@venisepoulin707]

This is my first time visiting your site and was delighted to learn about grafting and how to seal a branch site that I have to cut, from the base of a flower tree. I need to order the IV Organic coating. I subscribed to your site and want to learn more about grafting.

[@GraftingTactick]

Nice work my friend 👍👍👍

[@JBatsche]

Looking forward to an update on the figs! Let’s see all the fruit varieties!

[@agb0012000]

I always find your videos to be so informative, and you do such a good job.

[@mattmcghee1137]

another well thought out and informative video, Thanks Charles for sharing your knowledge!

[@IVOrganic]

Good morning Matt, I hope you had an enjoyable and restful weekend with the family this Memorial Weekend! Wishing you a GREAT week!! And, thank you for the compliment! Charles :-)

[@mattmcghee1137]

I am hoping ill be on the live stream! looking forward to see your new product!!!!

[@lindamjohnson4989]

The great job! lots of information in such a short video

[@marko176schneider5]

Super Video.Danke!

[@mannykatz9751]

Thank you very much, this definitely is great stuff. A whole lot to learn from.

[@abusamra7969]

Awesome video and wonderful information . I use your IV organic it works great on my trees . I have i plum tree i grafted 6 different fruits on . I get 7 different fruits. 4 kind of plums , apricots , almonds and cherries . Also i have tried Fig graft on mulberry and it worked Fig is from the same Genius of mulberrys . Please make a video anout Grapes grafting . Thank you keep the great work.

[@CobberGarden-zx2zo]

Excellent

[@richone3465]

Hi Charles, great stuff. On my property is a monster Hardy Orange (Poncirus trifoliata) that's been growing for over 40 years. (the thorns are horrible) After seeing your video, I plan on grafting a few different varieties on the root stock. I live in the sandhills of North Carolina and have found numerous publications from NC State agriculture extension. Thanks for all the info! Rich

[@michealinak]

I NEED TO START USING IV ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR MY GROWING SEASON.

[@rjwandtmblietze2470]

Wow awesome thanks for the effort of shearing love your videos

[@1080-r2l]

GREAT VIDEO

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you for the compliment 10 80 ! Charles :-)

[@pnwRC.]

FANTASTIC video! I've tried my hand at grafting, & concluded that I'm NOT good at it! I have not tried the method you use here. Perhaps I'll give this method a go, & see if it works gooder for me.

[@L.MicheleB]

Thanks for this video. I always thought you had to graft from thicker stems, in order for it to work now Im gonna give it a go on some of my fruit trees.

[@rosaalverson9653]

Thanks for sharing

[@nahnisjourney1406]

I’m enjoying your videos back to back and it’s now 3:40 A.M. on the East coast. I have two Chicago Hardy fig trees in 5 gallon buckets, and a new fig tree that I purchased yesterday from Home Depot. I was wondering if after the roots get strong enough, can the all be transplanted into one large palm tree pot that I got from a local nursery. Is that possible here in Georgia. Four years ago, I tried planting a Brown Turkey fig tree in the ground with no success. The tree eventually died. So I am having success in the buckets that I transplanted the Chicago Hardy fig trees into. They are getting new growth and one is growing figs already. If anyone reads this comment, please reply to it. Thank you.

[@IrinaSol66]

Awesome informative video, really appreciated. Thank you! Because of my inexperience, I overwatered my avocado tree and it died ( or so I thought) from root rot. Months after I stopped watering it I realized that it was actually alive and had started growing up from the very bottom, since the rest of the tree (graft included) is dried. The new branch is about a foot below the grafting. Do I need to graft it again? Thank you!

[@sabeesh1]

Another great video from Charles...i am also going to start fruit farming. Infact i may disturb you with my doubts..

[@alaneigen]

Looking forward to grafting my fig tree!

[@fayadbatal4336]

Awesome vid and first

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you, thank you Fayad Batal ! Charles :-)

[@bzigazwee]

57:20 Dont forget to miss us! Love the videos.

[@zoobatgirl7]

HELLO!! I have orange tree that are over 10 years old but are sour orange how can I graft them so I can get sweet orange?

[@alirE2904]

Tar killed my avocado root stock

[@mattia1551]

thanks for you

[@helendaniel1292]

Hi Charles, So glad I discovered your videos that encourage me to try grafting a Meyer lemon onto my container grown lemon-from-seed. Do you sell cuttings?

[@reesafish]

So, a few years ago I planted a peach tree in the fall. Our strange winter got some freezes and then a surprise warm spot in the middle of December (yay Texas), which tricked the poor young tree into thinking it was Spring. It put out some buds and even a flower or two before the Winter came back and snapped it back into reality. I am sure that little tree got killed under the graft because it didn't grow on the original trunk that was already there. Instead, It grew a new tree next to the old, dead one. It will flower in the Spring and even put on some tiny peaches, BUT they don't get very big and never ripen. Squirrels won't bother them unless all other food sources are gone. At this point, the roots are well established and would be hard to remove. Would chopping the tree back and grafting a couple of other varieties be recommended? I would really like to get some edible fruit off this thing and not care if the squirrels took a few. I also have limited space and think it would be nice to have a few different fruits coming off the one root stock. Thank you!

[@sewalways9331]

Techniques start at 20:23. !

[@michealinak]

THANK YOU I LOVE YOUR TEACHING ME HOW TO GROW PLANTS. I NEED TO KNOW WHERE CAN I ORDER YOUR ORGANIC PRODUCTS!!

[@marianne030]

very informative...but not sure if I missed it...with the prunus variety that you planted, when do you remove the potted plants?

[@donnaz1961]

I just purchased some of you IV Organic products. I have a question if I may. Can you spray new seedlings to protect them from the heat, please and thank you! I watch a lot of your videos Thank you for what you do! 👍😎

[@soonzach4017]

Love it love it your videos

[@2brownbraids]

Thank you, Charles, very nicely done. Can I use green scion graft onto an existing tree ?

[@rickylewis4443]

Also you mentioned in passing about a Cactus, have you ever or can you graft different cacti together?

[@ethanwasher9177]

Gday Charles , iv been watching your videos for quiet sometime and listing to you has taught me some helpful things , i loved learning about air layering which will make my future years of growing fruit tree’s much more interesting! , iv picked up some dwarf fruit trees from a well known store in Australia call “Bunnings” at first I wanted them to be Dwarf trees but now iv changed my mind and I would really love to keep these trees as iv had them for some time now , my question is that if I was to perform a successful air layering process above the grafted dwarf root stock join will my trees go back to being exactly like the original tree size from witch the grafted piece come from?

[@tomfarekian]

Charles, I've been watching you for sometime and getting a lot of good information, but I don't have the green hand you have, I've been working on grafting Hass avocado trees, and without any success, I have an organic grove of approx 1000 trees, have you done a video on grafting avocados, that I can view. I'm growing my own trees from seeds to practice grafting. I’m in San Diego.

[@carloscontreras8398]

Graft the tree in January I'm also from California too

[@WuesteGobi]

Thank you

[@andreanash7383]

Love your show, where do you get the tree root from if you don't have the trees.

[@tapeworm1958]

Would this method work if I used a sucker from the root stock to the new top growth? Also would zip ties work for retaining the plastic bag on the bandage?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello SEEKER8558 , Yes. And, Yes. The concern with the zip tie is that it may be more challenging to remove the zip ties to check on the underlying grafts every 2-3 weeks, compared to using sting. I would not recommend using zip ties for that reason. Keep me posted on your grafting successes. Charles :-)

[@GardenloveHomestead]

The cocktail apple tree looks great. what happen to your passion fruit? I do not see it in the back.

[@macidehalil2270]

When is the best time to graft fig trees ?thanks for the vidio about grafting

[@eileenvirnston5685]

Where can I buy that organic protection for tree ? thanks

[@courtne-the-great7961]

Would weak aspirin solution on the wet cloth help in this situation? I understand it helps with rooting, but would it also help with grafting?

[@gilyagil1100]

hi, thank you for the video, i am not sure how and when do you see that the grafting was successful and you can cut the mother plant and let the grafting continue with the base tree

[@gilyagil1100]

Hi, it is not related to this but i want to ask from your expirience how to save some cuts until i use them otherwise they might dry and die

[@karendelacruz6358]

sir I would like to ask if I buy some grafted plums peaches or nectarines and almonds can this be possible that i CAN still make this by combining them as one. this is so so amazing videos. I am really excited sir to know your respond. thanks a lot

[@AkanshaGupta]

Please do a 6-in-1 citrus graft !

[@venisepoulin707]

Where can I purchase the IV Organic coating?

[@ahmeddip2886]

You are cool

[@godra051]

Can we graft any wood? Can I use fiddlewood for grafting?

[@rezajamalitafrashi774]

pls give some inf about avacado tree flteration and time for grafting

[@johanconradie2120]

avocado grafting throughout year with APPROACH GRAFTING: pip tree in small container hung in avo tree approach grafted !

[@rezajamalitafrashi774]

thanks @@johanconradie2120

[@rezajamalitafrashi774]

is it enouph the graft wood to be from the tree which gives fruit ?

[@marianne030]

I have a peach tree for 4 years... it has grown and flowered but no fruits... not sure what I'm doing wrong... it's 1 peach tree that has different varieties of peach in 1 tree. Any tips would be greatly appreciated... thank you in advance.

[@eileenvirnston5685]

Where can I buy that sealer?

[@beebop9808]

Wish I could graft my figs but they are subject to being killed back to the ground some winters.

[@alirE2904]

What kind of flowers are those red flowers?

[@SalManila1]

Can you add a fig fruit?

[@caseG80]

Hey Charles how can I send you a picture of my avocado tree the leafs all a sudden have little brown or rust looking small spots all over them. Everything else about tree looks great lots of small fruit developing foliage is vibrant green and shooting new leafs. Thanks

[@ryanrothadventures2472]

I have a 6 year old orange tree not sure what kind. the oranges are very bitter can I graft on a sweeter variety of Orange tree?

[@deankoch7305]

That is some Frankin Trees and shit right there.

[@robertreznik9330]

Is there a beneficial reason to use a product labeled organic ? Or is this a learned preference?

[@chadschrum1306]

Hello I was wondering if you could give me advice I live in missouri I dig up an replant my banana plants ever year it gets very humid here I hav e 30 plants this year after I planted them before the leaves came out I put straight nitrogen around them in pellet form now the leaves are not opening they are like a cigar is this from to much nitrogen ? Do you think they will come out of it ? I m very worried

[@chillingcat2414]

IV Organic Plant Guard Can i put it on pea. What I can’t put it on

[@chillingcat2414]

So can I put it on not woody plants

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Chillingcat , There have been no limitations on plants that can benefit from IV Organic Plant Guard. One main function is at the time of transplanting, repotting, planting anything (peas, tomatoes, roses, citrus, pines, oaks, etc) to minimize the stress of going from a crowded nursery life to 'standing' alone in full sun (13 hours spring, 14 hours summer). Use a foliar spray will keep the plant several degrees cooler and reduce the loss of moisture from the plant. Coating the tree trunk and lower branches with reduce the risk of 1, 2 and 3rd degree burns. The next video will be on protecting large trees quickly and effectively with the IV Organic 3-in-1 and WhiteWash products. That should be released in about 1-2 weeks. Stay tuned! Charles :-)

[@chillingcat2414]

IV Organic ok can you show us you putting on the not woody plants and how often we should put it on

[@zaryhamid20]

Hi dear I am watching you every night I I learned a lot I have one question about pomegranate tree I have four different pomegranate they gave me a beautiful pomegranate but there is some animal or birth I don’t know what is it they eat the whole inside of pomegranate and the only thing that’s left for me is they skien I don’t know what should I do please help me I appreciate very much

[@Kahlahlah]

I couldn't help but notice your gorgeous amaryllis. Do you happen to have a video on them?

[@greenjoonie7184]

I would like multy fruit grafing on maney trees would like to know the trees family which accepts each other like plum appricot apple wallnut etc?

[@Jose-ki6si]

The for the tips

[@IVOrganic]

My pleasure Jose Hernandez ! Charles :-)

[@danielcoetzee5793]

02:22 "Let's get started....!

[@jlewis122]

Daniel Coetzee thanks 🙏🏽

[@matthewloomis2942]

So can you graft a apple tree to a pear tree???

[@skylerlandale1437]

does grafting work by combining the traits of two plants into one?? like if you graft red currants with crab apple, will it make a red currant tree?

[@danielfreakdaddyalexander5930]

No, the grafted part will grow the type of fruit it came from. There are some types of ornamental trees that may grow a combination of the flowers, but it seldom happens. I don't know of it ever happening with fruit trees.

[@EdnaSabile95]

Best time to do this kind of grafting?

[@chuckcassel5417]

Can I graft a plum three to a cherry tree

[@frankihauser4126]

When you talk of winter, I wonder, what that means to someone in hardiness zone 6a. I know the trees don't die, but they really look like it. It seems that there are temperature and sun exposure considerations that might be very different from SoCal, and surely they need to be considered. I am a novice, so if this sounds utterly stupid to you, I apologize.

[@lee-eb2cn]

Cheap black electrical wiring tape is easier

[@mluc1111]

Is that called GMO ?

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[@hitecfeatures7462]

if I plant a hass avocado tree from seed , does it will gives good fruits or not ?

[@ruralcowboy4694]

Not likely. They do make good trees to help pollinate a grafted tree, however. You need a type "A" and a type "B" tree to get plentiful fruits.

[@hitecfeatures7462]

@@ruralcowboy4694 thank you v much

[@greenjoonie7184]

Peach grafted with almond successfully not fruited as yet

[@pattihayden8100]

I’m on to this grafting! I almost killed my new lime tree, all the leaves are gone 😢due to lack of watering. I’ve been deeply watering it and I have growth at the root stock, so I’m going to let it grow some more and graft the new growth to my lemon tree and then assess the growth of the lime and maybe pull it out? 🤔

[@malcolmbrewer]

Do sad... any good news??

[@melodytalks3432]

A lot of talking, very little substance I'm afraid...👎👎👎