Grafting Citrus Trees - Bud Grafting Successfully

Learn how to bud graft citrus fruit trees successfully. I have found that chip budding of citrus gives a high success rate and is more versatile than citrus T-budding. Unlike the T-bud, the chip bud can be used even when the bark of the rootstock is not slipping. The chip bud is useful for grafting orange trees, grafting lemon trees, or any other kind of citrus fruit including mandarins, limes, grapefruit, pummelos, or kumquats.
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In California, the collection of any citrus propagative materials, including budwood and seeds, from non-registered sources is illegal. Any citrus trees grown or grafted in California must come from source trees registered with either:
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[@WorldinFlames243]

I miss when it was easy to find informative and instructional videos that are as clear, concise, and direct as this is. Thank you for your work!

[@imedimed8025]

Is there a video so descriptive and so clear like this one ? no, I do not think so ... THANK YOU A LOT !

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome!

[@MMOGood2Go]

one of the best bud grafting videos I have seen. great job.

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! I am glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@musamohamed3754]

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[@curlcurllocal]

I just used your video to graft ten rare fingerlime trees! The temperatures look good so I reckon I'll get at least one. I used a surgical razorblade it was super nice for doing the cuts.

[@Fruitmentor]

+curlcurllocal Good luck with your grafts! We have one fingerlime variety here in California and I understand that more will be available here in the future. The fingerlime is such an interesting fruit! My wife is from Sydney, so I hope to try more of the fingerlimes next time we visit Australia during citrus season.

[@beverleeshaw853]

The leaves on my grapefruit tree are curling up. I was gonna graft it but what can I use to fix the curling leaves first. This is a great video. You made me want to learn how and make me

[@saram2889]

Leaf miners cause curling. You can make an easy DIY spray w/equal parts water, dish soap and veg oil. I also add a little eucalyptus oil to dissuade other pests, but it's not necessary. Spray all leaves, not just the affected ones. God bless your efforts!

[@WorldCommander]

Thanks for that info and advice. I wanted to propagate a certain tree because the fruit was like Ambrosia, incredibly delicious. But soils and climate differences might impact the result too. Your videos are inspiring, so I might undertake as a learning experience.

[@Fruitmentor]

+WorldCommander You're welcome. Good luck with your grafting. I agree that factors like soil, climate, and rootstock affect the flavor of the fruit. It is unlikely that you have any sort of mutation that would be superior to the varieties available from CCPP. You can order any of those varieties inexpensively from CCPP.

[@srianfernando4825]

Thank you very much for that informative, clear presentation. Motivated me to try it.

[@Fruitmentor]

Wonderful!

[@WorldCommander]

BTW, I spoke to a very nice gentleman at CCPP last week about the grafting idea. He informed me that in 2013 laws here have changed that precludes grafting and relocating he branched stock. I hope to meet with him in the next two weeks and I will get further details.

[@Fruitmentor]

+WorldCommander Yes. Moving citrus around California is high risk of spreading disease now because of the Asian Citrus Psyllid. I just published a new video on cleft grafting citrus that goes into a bit more detail on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWnoIpjg9h9iqc

[@shorez361]

Not only a great video on the subject just overall informative!!! Thank you

[@Fruitmentor]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jerryscanas]

I'm going to graft some grapefruit, orange Valencia and Washington navel, aswell as lemon & lime onto a mature rough lemon rootstock...

[@Fruitmentor]

That won’t give the best fruit quality for the grapefruit and oranges, but it should work.

[@jerryscanas]

@@Fruitmentor I am aware, I just happened to have an old one in my backyard here in Australia that I thought of using for an experimental citrus compendium..

[@David-zv9hz]

fruitmentor Excelentes Vídeos !!!Muchas Gracias por estar en KZbin ! y enseñarnos a respetar la naturaleza y a estar en armonía con todo ser vivo!! Que la vida te traiga siempre lo más lindo:SALUD AMOR PAZ LUZ FELICIDAD Y MUCHA PROSPERIDAD!! JUNTO A TODOS TUS SERES QUERIDOS!!! Y QUE DÍA A DÍA SEA LLENO DE MUCHAS BENDICIONES!! UN FUERTE ABRAZO DESDE URUGUAY!!! David.

[@Fruitmentor]

Gracias!

[@catmagedsproductions1998]

I grafted a really good pomelo the inside is really sweet and its the size of a apple

[@aadelakhairi4180]

عالی عالی عالی ممنون از ویدو های جالب شما خصوصا این ویدیو که با زبان فارسی ترجمه شده ، من امروز با سایت شما آشنا شدم. 1000 mal Dank Wunder schöne Videos, ich hab heute mehrere Videos geguckt sehr interessant leider ich verstehe keine Englisch 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@Fruitmentor]

متشکرم!

[@CuddleTrouble]

Followed your video step by step and it worked perfectly, thank you.

[@Fruitmentor]

Glad it helped!

[@sfbluestar]

I have a 20 year old citrus tree that is about 6" in diameter. Very health tree; produces juicy oranges all year round, except that they are sour. No one wants to eat them. Is there something I can do to modify the tree? If not, I need to remove the tree. Can I graft a few different orange buds onto this tree? Is there a way to ensure that the new plant will provide good oranges?

[@mirabilo]

Do you think cutting a slit across the top of the bud might break the apical dominance? For example, in a situation where one wants to multigraft.

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. That can help, but in my experience it doesn’t always work. The best bet is to cut off the branch above the graft.

[@matshagstrom9839]

that is how a dood grafting video is made. thank you!!!

[@tej188]

Awesome video keep up the good work

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@joshmorris27]

One of the best and most informative videos I've seen cheers

[@Fruitmentor]

+Josh Morris Thank you!

[@jasonx409able]

New to the video and new to grafting...

[@Fruitmentor]

Good luck with your grafting! I hope that you are finding these videos to be helpful!

[@pauls3423]

My sister has a wonderful lemon tree that was planted before she bought the house. I would like to use the technique that will most likely clone her tree...air layer vs grafting vs something else. What should I consider?

[@Fruitmentor]

Where does your sister live and where would you want to move the clone? If you live in California and certain other places, cloning your sister's tree and moving it could cause a devastating disease outbreak in a new area. There are many wonderful lemon tree varieties that can be purchased from nurseries. If you live in California or another place threatened by huanglongbing disease, my recommendation would be for you to look through the photos and descriptions here to figure out what kind of tree your sister has and then buy this type of tree from a local nursery: www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/lemons.html

[@aliasbobo1285]

should i use old branch that already bearing fruit?

[@Fruitmentor]

If you mean as a budwood source, I recommend budwood from a budwood program such as the CCPP to guarantee a healthy citrus tree.

[@christianfox652]

I followed this method and grafted a bunch of trees back in August. I had good success (around 90%) and now the buds are starting to grow. When is it best to prune off the crippled top? I would like to sooner rather than later, but I don't want to unduly slow the growth of the buds. Is there a recommended time window?

[@Fruitmentor]

Congratulations on your success! I usually wait for a bit of growth from the graft before pruning off the top, but if you want to prune it off sooner you should be fine. Some nurseries even prune off the top at the same time that they graft the tree to save on labor costs.

[@mayonaizas2019]

Very nice video, you covered a lot of tips in very little time.Greetings from Greece.

[@Fruitmentor]

Silvestro Til Thank you!

[@mdiazdiaz5612]

This is a very informative video, I learned from this video that you must wait until the temperature stays in the 70's before you graft, this is very important. I did not know this. Thanks

[@mayonaizas2019]

+fruitmentor Please make more videos.I finally got 2 grafts to work!! + the best thing about you is that you use scientific knowledge in what you do. Thanks!

[@adamb.8854]

Hi, rootstock and chip cuts must be shallow? If you do the cut shallow on the rootstock, there is also cambium lenghtwise light green on the whole surfacre not only the tiny strips on the sides right? If the cut on the rootstock is deeper there is cambium only on the sides, also on the chip? By apple people do also thicker. Thanks

[@Fruitmentor]

I don't think the cuts absolutely must be shallow to make it work, but I find it easier because shallow cuts expose more cambium at the surface. I haven't ever gone to the extent that the entire surface that I have cut is cambium, but maybe that is possible and useful if you are working with small rootstocks. This year I have been grafting to some very small one-year-old roostocks and the shallow cuts work well. The diameter of the rootstocks is so small that it would be difficult to go deep anyway. I've never chip budded apples, but in my experience apples are the easiest fruit trees to graft; If I ever had a failed apple graft, I can't remember it.

[@One_Eyed_Trukin_Gaming]

So is there a spray to kill off the bugs?

[@xianghouzinjianghu5001]

But I want to add a graft onto existing orange. Why must cut whole tree?? I don’t want cut mother tree variety. What must I do??

[@Fruitmentor]

This video shows me making a tree of a single variety, but I have other videos where I show adding a variety to an existing tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWnoIpjg9h9iqc kzbin.info/www/bejne/laiTZmSwrsaWoa8 Be sure to download my free grafting tips ebook where I get into more detail on multigrafted trees: fruitmentor.com/GraftingTips I see that someone else suggested grafting to a rootstock sucker. I have tried that and recommend against that approach based upon my experience. The problem I saw was that I got more and more rootstock suckers from that area. It creates more work for you. I think it is better to cut them off as soon as you see them.

[@Fruitmentor]

I have tried grafting rootstock to rootstock suckers and recommend against that approach based upon my experience. The problem I saw was that I got more and more rootstock suckers from that area. It creates more work for you. I think it is better to cut them off as soon as you see them. For a multigrafted tree it is better to graft to an existing branch.

[@eidodoos]

very informative video. i appreciate and enjoying for the timelapse.

[@bayvegas5590]

Thank you for sharing information. Can we graft bigger citrus trees by this technique???

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. It will work on larger trees.

[@danielj574]

Love your videos on the topic. I'm always confused on the apical dominance and thought maybe you could answer. I have a clone of my Persian lime tree growing. I want to graft on buds from a Meyer lemon and another orange variety. I would prefer it to continue producing limes and the other varieties. Can I just graft both buds around the same height, but opposite sides, then cut off the top and pray?

[@One_Eyed_Trukin_Gaming]

Try it and see. I have 3 apple trees that ive grafted several different types to. I have 7 different varieties on 3 different trees. Grafting is fun lol. Try it and see if it works. Wont hurt to trt it

[@One_Eyed_Trukin_Gaming]

Try it and see. I have 3 apple trees that ive grafted several different types to. I have 7 different varieties on 3 different trees. Grafting is fun lol. Try it and see if it works. Wont hurt to trt it

[@gabeolson-jensen8676]

My bud was healthy but when I cut the rootstock half way through and bent it over the bud died. What do you think happened?

[@Fruitmentor]

It is hard to tell without more information. I might be able to figure it out from a photo.

[@gabeolson-jensen8676]

fruitmentor would the bud still grow if I cut a chunk above the bud? I don’t want to risk the whole tree by tipping it over. Thx

[@Fruitmentor]

It might grow OK. Or you could just remove the whole top of the tree.

[@gabeolson-jensen8676]

fruitmentor I removed the top of the tree a week ago and the buds are now breaking and starting to grow. If your in riverside county you should grow some apple trees. You should look at Dave Wilson nurserys low chill apple orchard.

[@ks1517]

For zone 10a, when is bud wood collected, and when is it grafted to the root stock? Thankyou.

[@Fruitmentor]

It looks to me that zone 10a covers places that have Asian Citrus Psyllids, so people in that zone should be ordering from a disease-free budwood program like the CCPP: fruitmentor.com/citrus-budwood-programs Here's an article on timing of grafting that you may find helpful: fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@khalilkerromi9688]

شكرا لك على الفيديو هل توجد طريقة ما كي لانقطع الغصن فوق متلا إزالة اللحاء الشجرة كي لا نخسر الشجرة فوق

[@BondanHeru]

Great tutorial, I tried graft 4 seedling cytrus stock with dekopon bud (locally name here). There sucessfully cambium contact and bud union still green with tinny grow.

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! I wish you success!

[@friscoHub415]

Where do you get rootstocks from that's my problem

[@tro4404]

Another high quality and informative video. Thanks Fruit Mentor!

[@Fruitmentor]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kozmaz87]

I found that teflon tape is the absolute best for grafting....

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you for the comment. I will have to try it.

[@5kh4]

هل يمكن التئام في درجة حرارة 40 مئوية فما فوق ؟

[@mustang19ms]

Thaaaank you

[@Fruitmentor]

You’re welcome!

[@vasanthe1728]

Super fantastic work you have done 😊😊😊

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@AlKingWines]

Thanks, Al King, Very helpful..

[@Fruitmentor]

+Al King You're welcome! I am glad that you found it useful!

[@curlcurllocal]

The black skinned reds are beautiful fruits.

[@Fruitmentor]

+curlcurllocal I look forward to trying them!

[@omarcarduelis]

Thanks from Santiago de Chile.

[@Fruitmentor]

You are welcome! I am glad that you enjoyed it!

[@asimplegarden4202]

learned alot from your videos. when it comes to budding/grafting roses there are certain varieties which are often used as rootstocks,which rootstock variety would be best for lemon ?

[@Fruitmentor]

I'm glad that you have learned from the videos. The best rootstock is a complicated topic. It is more important for a farmer than for a home grower. Here is a good book on rootstocks: www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/links/documents/Bitters.pdf

[@paulg6142]

Can I graft multiple chips onto a single rootstock that is about the size of a pencil in case one fails?

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. I often graft two chips to rootstocks even smaller than that in case one fails.

[@dinambudomo]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. I would like to ask if there is a list of what fruit trees should or should not be grafted?

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome! Most fruit trees are propagated by grafting. Some that come to mind are citrus, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, cherries, and plums. There are some types of fruit trees that are more typically grown from cuttings. A couple of examples are pomegranates and figs.

[@htailor77]

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[@shadaabkhan1227]

Hi this is Shadaab, from India. I really love your videos. Keep up the good work. Learned a lot from you. I have successfully grafted many citrus plants. Just 1 things on how to get these name tags?

[@eugenvoidoc6395]

When is the rootstock cut above the graft, how long after grafting? Thank you very much!

[@hurryupstupid]

Great! Best video demonstration - thank you. Would like to order the various items you have 'recommended / advertised' but the sites don't ship to Perth Western Australia :( Love your work. Thanks for teaching and sharing. Dan

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

You know, I am just a simple teen guy who grows 15 year old lemon tree from a seed, and it has 1 inch thick stem on it. It never bloomed trough out these 15 years. Today I was at my local garden center, and I saw that they have thrown away a perfectly good grafter lemon tree, because it was snapped. It still had fruits, and was green. I found the day it was snapped. So, they let me to take a few cuttings, and today I grafted it in two places, just like you told in the video. It is winter, and I did that indoors and set it in the light corner of my windowsill. What should I look for? Will it heal? It is just an experiment, but having a mature graft, who would give me fruit would be really cool. In the summer time it grows outdoors in bright shade. full sun in the morning and full sun in the evening. Last summer it produced me two new thick branches, but no flowers. I guess citrus plants grown from seeds never bloom?

[@Fruitmentor]

Citrus trees grown from seed but not grafted take a very long time to bear fruit. 15 years may be enough time, but if kept in a pot and pruned it may never get big enough to bloom. Grafting avoids this problem and fruiting is possible much sooner. Warm temperatures create the best conditions for a citrus graft to heal: www.fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time If your temperatures are not warm enough your graft will be less likely to succeed, but there is still a chance. I assume that you are outside of California, but hobbyists in California must always order budwood for grafting citrus from the CCPP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqKomK2JqKqahNE

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

fruitmentor thanks for reply. i live in lithuania, indoors we have now avarage of 20 dagrees celcius, while outside is winter -15 dagrees celcius.

[@Fruitmentor]

I wish you success! I think that there is a chance that your graft will take. I have had failures at that temperature, but it might be warm enough if all other conditions are good.

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

Thank you very much for encouragement :) I really hope it will success too!

[@johnboyajian1689]

My Fall grafts failed so i just started winter grafts. Is February too cold wet rainy and moldy to graft citrus?

[@Fruitmentor]

Assuming you live in the Northern hemisphere, February may be a bit cold. In Northern California I would usually wait until May or June. I wrote an article on timing that you may find helpful: fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@Theren86n02]

I have a root-bound potted pink lemon tree that I'd rather not plant in the ground due to space constraints. So I'd like to graft it onto a standard lemon to have both varieties on one tree. Both were purchased within the past 2 years in California--do I have to worry about Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening coming from the pink lemon?

[@Fruitmentor]

There is a chance of HLB in any tree in California now. In areas of Southern California the disease is now spreading exponentially. The only way to be sure that your graft does not infect the other lemon tree is to order budwood from the CCPP.

[@Irmakkarta222]

Vvideolarini cok beyenerek izliyorum ama bu dili bilmedigim için 😢 o bant kac gun sonra aç ilacak yazarmisiniz

[@Fruitmentor]

Teşekkür ederim! Bandı 3-4 hafta sonra çıkardım.

[@80ivannoel]

Truly informative and love your video! i am just curious, will "apical dominance" still take effect if i graft at the top most branch of my citrus and leaving the lower branches intact? I just wanted to add a new variety to my tree.. Thank you very much!

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! Assuming that you cut off the end of the top branch, it should work.

[@80ivannoel]

@@Fruitmentor Thank you very much!

[@TJ-iq2xk]

I tried grafting 3 different varieties onto a handful of different plants I've grown from seed. I got disease free budwood, I sterilized the very sharp grafting knife, I affixed them very snugly against the cambium, and I tried to take as little time as possible from cut to placement. But pretty much all of them two weeks later almost all of them are either brown and dying or has mold. Anyone have ideas for what I should investigate to find out what I did wrong? I'm thinking maybe I used too many layers when wrapping the grafting tape.

[@Fruitmentor]

I’ve made the mistake before of overdoing it on the grafting tape with scion grafts. I had the mold problem when I did that.

[@mirabilo]

Nice video.

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@themolynator5127]

Hey just found your videos as i was curious about grafting. I was wondering if you could make a video on the best options for selecting rootstocks and the best ones for different plant hardiness zones. Also have you ever cloned a citrus tree with a cutting? Do you recommend it? Id imagine it would take much longer to become a tree compared to grafting to a rootstock.

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you for the suggestion! I will consider doing something on rootstocks. In the meantime, here is a book with some information on rootstock that you may find interesting: www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/links/documents/Bitters.pdf I have done some cloning of citrus trees from cuttings. It will be the subject of another KZbin video later this year showing grafting and rooting in the same step. I do not recommend it because the process is so slow and it is so much work compared to grafting to a seedling grown from seed. One reason to do it would be to root a rootstock that is otherwise hard to find. It is possible to order cuttings of many varieties of rootstocks from CCPP.

[@hadjnabil4811]

thank you lot's

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome!

[@dphotos007]

Amazon will not ship Parafilm to Southern California from your link on your website.

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you for letting me know. I sent a message to try to get to the bottom of it. It looks like both the 1/2 inch and the 1 inch are out of stock, but I don't understand why it would say cannot ship to California! It looks like the laboratory parafilm is available. It looks like there are others that may have the 1/2 inch and 1 inch tape at a higher cost, but I can't say whether the sellers are trustworthy or not

[@AnilKumar-rn7jh]

Very Nice

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@adiraislam3325]

Actually nice

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@chrisfarley6662]

Whenever my trees grow "suckers" I break them and stick them in the dirt. Every once in awhile I get one to root and I get a new tree.

[@arnaudcordier8690]

what do you think of multi grafting a tree ? by that i mean putting differents spicies on the same tree

[@Fruitmentor]

Arnaud cordier I have found that multi-grafting works well. I have a navel orange tree that produced about 400 oranges a year - more than my family could eat. I was able to add mandarin oranges, blood oranges, grapefruit, pummelos, and limes. They all produce high-quality fruit, so now we get a nice variety of fruit from that tree. When multi-grafting a tree it is very important to use disease free budwood, especially in Asia, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and now northwestern Spain - and any place having either the Asian Citrus Psyllid or the African Citrus Psyllid. I would not recommend the technique in this video for multi grafting a tree; it can be difficult to get the bud to grow. For multi grafting a tree, I prefer the technique in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHbWmJyFqNWNnqM For larger diameter branches, more than one scion can be inserted. Thank you for liking the video!

[@arnaudcordier8690]

fruitmentor i live in belgium so i've got some difficulties to find some scions, i always go to a nursery and ask for scion on a plant, i got a few branches for free very often. Thank for the answer :D i find your videos very good cality, thank you :) forgive my weird english it's not my mother language :(

[@arnaudcordier8690]

fruitmentor tomorrow, i will translate your video in french

[@Fruitmentor]

Arnaud cordier Thank you! Do you grow inside or in a greenhouse? I guess that you may have hard freezes in Belgium.I know that there are citrus budwood programs similar to California's CCPP in Europe. Have you looked into them? I hope to learn about the European programs as it could be helpful to viewers in Europe. California has received some of the best citrus varieties from France. Perhaps there is a way to order budwood from France. I have looked at some of the websites, but without French language skills they are hard to navigate. It looks like budwood can be ordered here, but I wonder if they send to other countries: www.corse.inra.fr/Outils-et-Ressources/Conservatoire-Agrumes

[@Fruitmentor]

Arnaud cordier Thank you! That will be great! I believe the software will tell me when you publish the French subtitles on the other website. Then I will copy them over to KZbin and add your name to the credits.

[@medstudent585]

Thank you for the video Is there a difference between buds and nodes? I assumed they were the same thing

[@Fruitmentor]

My understanding is that a node refers to the part of the stem where the bud and leaf are attached.

[@medstudent585]

@@Fruitmentor I see! Thank you 🌸

[@sarathbandara8793]

thans for videos. iam do to tropical plants

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome!

[@WorldCommander]

Very informative, fruitmentor. This is new to me but I want to propagate a delicious Ruby Red grapefruit tree. Would bud graft be best? Would it grow from seeds? I'm in California also.

[@Fruitmentor]

+WorldCommander I have read that grapefruit are polyembryonic which means that they could be grown from seeds. It would take a long time for them to fruit, however. California has a number of selections/improved mutations of Ruby Red (including Henderson Ruby, Ray Ruby, Star Ruby, Rio Red, and Flame) so it should be easy to find a tree wherever you live. Budwood of these varieties is available from CCPP, but given the availability of these varieties in nurseries, you may want to save yourself a lot of effort by buying a tree from a local nursery.

[@bankatlaldhakad155]

Vav veri nice sir

[@slong1688]

Is the Cambrian is the green layer?

[@Fruitmentor]

The cambium is a very thin layer next to the green part.

[@isaakpenunuri3242]

Can you wear rubber gloves so you can grab the scion or is it so you don't disrupt the cambium.

[@Fruitmentor]

I do not wear rubber gloves when grafting, but I see no harm if you think it would be helpful.

[@syangtansuresh5918]

Thank you .. I will try

[@chochi568]

sir can we order budwork granting that we are from philippines are they shipping it?

[@Fruitmentor]

I know that they would not mind shipping to the Philippines, but whether they are able to depends upon your local government. You can just email them and ask. They’ll know.

[@occasionaladventures]

If you can't graft immediately after arrival of the budwood, how long can you store them in the fridge and still have them work?

[@occasionaladventures]

I have done several grafts but want to keep the excess budwood to re-use in case some of my grafts don't work, but it will be 3-4 weeks since cutting by the time i know.

[@Fruitmentor]

They can stay viable for many months, but the success rate will decline over time. Sometimes mold will start to grow on the bud sticks if they have been stored a long time. I would expect a good success rate after 3-4 weeks.

[@obdiah1]

Great video if you would leave out the add for ccpp and stick to the subject matter besides at 5 bucks a bud who can afford their bud wood

[@welcometofpv2241]

Can I graft and orange branch to a lemon tree

[@Fruitmentor]

That graft combination would likely succeed, but often the fruit would be of poor quality. It depends upon the rootstock of the lemon tree.

[@atikaafza7645]

Your aft great I like very much

[@hjonpark]

I live in Southern California and can't find rootstock in any of my local nurseries. I have lemon budwood on-order from CCPP. However, I have a fully grown lemon tree in my backyard. Is it possible to graft one of the budwoods I have on-order ONTO my existing lemon tree? Will it work? Or must I use a rootstock?

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. It should work well to graft to your existing tree. Be sure to download my grafting tips ebook for some helpful tips: fruitmentor.com/GraftingTips

[@tabodee]

Thank you for sharing your grafting knowledge. I have a question: I have a 30 year old Satsuma mandarin tree, here in Charleston, SC. It has consistently born outstanding fruit. Our temperature has on occasion dipped below 20 degrees, but the tree survived each time. My question is this: If I air graft a branch from the tree, will the new graft lose its ability to withstand freezing temps? Just wondering if that was part of the reason for grafting onto a rootstock. Thanks!!!

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. The rootstock plays an important role in cold hardiness. For example, a rootstock like flying dragon would help the grafted tree to survive lower temperatures. A rootstock also provides other benefits such as resistance to poor soil conditions or disease. See here for a nice book on rootstocks that may be more than you want to read: citrusvariety.ucr.edu/links/documents/Bitters.pdf

[@tabodee]

@@Fruitmentor Thanks for the tip. The tree that I have produces very sweet mandarins. Will the rootstock affect the taste? I ask this because I planted 10 trees at a school. While the trees are all growing vigorously, the fruit doesn’t seem to be as sweet as my tree. Thanks again- This is something I definitely want to explore. Especially since the infection of trees in Florida is affecting the distribution of citrus trees around the country.

[@tabodee]

@@Fruitmentor I have a friend in Lake City, SC, (zone 8), who had a Satsuma orchard, with over 100 trees. A couple of years ago we had a prolonged period of extremely cold days. The temps in Charleston got down to about 15 degrees for several days. The temps in Lake City dropped to about 8 degrees. Needless to say, my friend lost the entire orchard. Today he is replanting, but is including frames around each tree so they can be covered in the event of another killing frost.

[@Fruitmentor]

Yes. The rootstock affects the flavor of mandarins. The fruit from a tree with a dwarfing rootstock will tend to have good-tasting fruit. I made the mistake of grafting mandarins to a lemon tree (fast growing rootstock) and the fruit was terrible in both flavor and texture. I think flying dragon would be a good rootstock for you. Maybe that is the rootstock of your cold hardy tree.

[@tabodee]

@@Fruitmentor Do you have a source that will ship to Charleston? I will definitely graft a bud from my tree. I noticed you only grafted 1 bud. Is that preferable to several? I am also visiting your website. Very interesting !!!

[@noolaa6361]

Which month is best to make this? Plz tell me 🙏

[@Fruitmentor]

It depends on your weather where you live. Here’s an article on the best time: fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@georgevanderpoorten4583]

Very well presented...

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you!

[@arunkedia7757]

Hello Is it possible to graft a scion which is thicker in diameter than the diameter of the rootstock? If yes, what is the best possible way. I want to graft a local acid lime variety with carrizo root stock. Thanks

[@Fruitmentor]

Z grafting works well for this situation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ7Wf3aPj5Zsi8k If you live in California, be sure to order your budwood from the CCPP: www.fruitmentor.com/ordering-citrus-budwood-grafting-citrus-trees

[@paulg6142]

What is the advantage of this as opposed to T or patch grafting?

[@Fruitmentor]

The chip bud works even if the bark is not slipping. For the T-bud and patch bud the bark must be slipping. The chip bud also works between the diameter of the rootstock is small.

[@paulg6142]

@@Fruitmentor Awesome. This really helps. I have budwood arriving tomorrow and am trying my first graft and am going to try a chip graft.

[@Fruitmentor]

I'm glad that helps. Good luck!!

[@Ryanaviation23]

I learned how to graft a even got to lemon trees

[@pedicureplus2195]

Hi there ! Great videos you have !! I live in Africa And I m planning to graft a lot of citrus plants ! At the moment I have 1000 lemons And I can draft using them . So I m just wondering are you able to send to Tanzania and how much delivery would cost if I need let’s say 500 cutting to try ... Thank You in advance Jelena

[@Fruitmentor]

South Africa has a budwood program that may work better for you. See here: www.citrusres.com/cri-divisions/#cis

[@pedicureplus2195]

@@Fruitmentor thank you 🙏🏼 very helpful

[@sajidahmad174]

Very nice

[@ba-rk7103]

Do you know of any good sites that ship to Florida?

[@K_Songth]

In what month is good to do this process

[@Fruitmentor]

Here is an article that I wrote on timing: www.fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

When are you going to do tropical plants

[@Fruitmentor]

My plan is to mostly focus on citrus for now, but I would like to do tropical plants maybe in a couple of years. Do you have any ideas for videos that you would like to see?

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

fruitmentor jackfruit, durian, mangoes would be the most popular requests. Jaboticaba, carambola should be easy. Thanks for the quality videos.

[@funnyworld459]

What kind of tape you use for grafting? And how many kind of tape!?

[@Fruitmentor]

Here's a web page showing what I use: www.fruitmentor.com/grafting-supplies-and-tools The tape I used in this video is the half inch parafilm. Sorry for the late reply.

[@acolbourne17]

wish I could find Canadian budwood... :(

[@Fruitmentor]

I think that the CCPP would be able to ship to Canada with no problem, but it will be more expensive. I used to work for a Canadian company and I sometimes flew citrus from the U.S. to Canada and shared it with my friends at work. I declared everything at the border, but since there is no commercial citrus in Canada they allowed it with no problems. Because of the risk of pests and disease it is impossible to bring citrus into the U.S. like that.

[@repairpos]

Tnx🙏❤️

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome!

[@shanghaimuts]

hi there love the video btw. what if i want to graft on to an established tree not to displace it but to add a variety e.g mandarin on to a lemon?

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! I made a couple of other videos that show the grafting of additional varieties to existing trees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laiTZmSwrsaWoa8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWnoIpjg9h9iqc Please keep in mind that the rootstock affects the characteristics of the fruit and that a rootstock that is suitable for lemon may not necessarily produce the best fruit depending upon the grafted variety. I understand that grafting pummelos to lemon trees will give poor results. I have also heard that if grafting oranges to lemon trees, mandarin oranges may produce better results than naval oranges or sweet oranges. I have tried grafting mandarin oranges to a lemon tree for myself to see for myself. I have fruit on the tree now, so I should find out soon.

[@shanghaimuts]

i've just watched your videos recommended above. thank you for sharing them. they were so helpful. i will use this new found knowledge. i appreciate it so much.

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome! I am glad that you found them helpful!

[@shanghaimuts]

i'm also glad you cleared up that point about cambium contact as that is one thing i struggled with i.e. trying to be so precise and ensuring contact in all corners of the scion and target. i too have got that impression from other grafters. cheers

[@Fruitmentor]

I am happy to help clear that up. A graft does not need to be perfect. Cambium contact is the key to success.

[@cocogoddess73]

Thanks for the video. Last month I grafted a 4 of my citrus trees. 4 out of 5 of the grafts have healed/sealed. I peeled the tape off off the graft to allow the leaves to start growing. My question to you, 1. I covered the graft with a bag to stop water getting to it when it rains. Since I have removed the tape, should I keep it covered still to protect it from getting wet? 2. Do I have to completely cut the top part of the plant off to force it to put energy into the leaves? Or can I get away with just cutting the tip end of the upper leaves?

[@Fruitmentor]

You're welcome! I am glad that you enjoyed the video. Congratulations on your success! Once a graft is healed, I do worry about it getting wet. If you can see that it is healed then you do not need to cover it. If there is original growth above the graft union, it can slow down the growth of the graft even if the graft has started growing. I would recommend cutting off the growth above the graft to promote the growth of the graft.

[@cocogoddess73]

Thank you, I will do that.

[@diggupatital893]

Time of bud grafting?

[@Fruitmentor]

Here's an article that I wrote that explains timing and temperature: fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@sksaheb1525]

thanks for the video.sir how to three type gine graft in mango

[@Fruitmentor]

I have not grafted mango yet, but the concepts should be similar. Fairchild garden in Florida has a KZbin channel with some nice mango grafting videos that you may want to watch: kzbin.info

[@naomiyvecruz8623]

Very interesting. Can I grow cacao cuttings sir? Please show me or teach me.. from chuchay of gattaran Cagayan valley Philippines. Thanks and God bless 🙏🙏🙏

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! You should be able to get it to work. I have no experience with cacao, but there are some good articles: www.icco.org/faq/48-biotechnology/112-propagation-of-cocoa-trees.html

[@bounmilly6519]

謝謝分享 那个月份是最好的接枝季節？，樹枝一定是同 同類嗎？

[@Fruitmentor]

Here is an article that I wrote on timing: www.fruitmentor.com/grafting-citrus-trees-best-time

[@adriannemonk6986]

All thuogh my grafts would fail every year. The tree got mutated and created a strange orange shaped yellow fruit that tastes sweet, sour and very pungent and make the throat numb. Its a new variety. I call it the citrus caugh drop fruit!

[@Fruitmentor]

Are you sure that it isn’t the rootstock? It sounds like it might be the rootstock.

[@adriannemonk6986]

It is the Rootstock , but the fruit change every year following a failed graft. Some Orange farmers at the farmers market told me every time i grafted my rootstock with a diffrent kind of citrus, even thuogh my graft failed , the gene from the graft kept changing the genetic make up of the tree thus is the resone why the fruit keep changing every year. One time it was a citron , but and after i tried grafting it with a orange , lemon , lime and pomello then next season the fruit were yellow like a lemon and big like a orange with thinner rindes. The farmers also told me that they loved the taste of it and that i have developed a new kind of fruit!

[@phoggee]

what shears do you use?

[@Fruitmentor]

Here is a web page with my favorite grafting tools: fruitmentor.com/grafting-supplies-and-tools Sorry for the late response.

[@user-wu7zj4dk3k]

Thanks for a great learning what is that bottle in 1:47?

[@Fruitmentor]

Thank you! I am glad that you enjoyed the video. The bottle is a cleaning product called Clorox Clean-Up. It has chlorine bleach at a concentration of more than 1.5%, so it is good for sterilizing tools. I find it convenient because I do not have to mix the bleach and it comes in a bottle that is ready to spray. If Clorox Clean-Up is not available where you live, Chlorine bleach diluted to a concentration of 1.5% or greater will kill any pathogen of citrus. I wrote an article about it here: www.fruitmentor.com/sterilizing-grafting-tools

[@az0953]

thanks can i use it with kaki tree

[@Fruitmentor]

I understand that this technique would work for grafting kaki trees, but I am not sure about timing.