How to Graft Avocado Trees - Multi-grafted Avocado

[@PracticalPrimate]

Few people asking for updates. Some took and some didn’t but in the end it didn’t matter so much as this tree is being removed because of a redesign. I’ll do some new grafting videos this spring but will wait for results to publish it all in one video and hopefully make a more useful one stop resource for people. When made I would encourage you to watch those for more detailed information Thanks for watching :) Learn how to graft fruit trees here practicalprimate.com/grafting/

[@bernadettemcmanus7975]

Didn't matter to you maybe, but it matters to us as to which ones took and which ones didn't. Also, I bought some buddy tape, and it was hopeless. Had to tie knot in it, whereas the one you use seems to stretch easily and adhere nicely.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Bernadette! That is really unusual, Buddy tape has always been really good for me. Now days I use parafilm because it is way cheaper and works just as good I find. I have newer grafting videos and have since learned my lesson, I include the results :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@NMW80]

Bernadette McManus I agree I would like to know which ones took and didn’t too

[@NMW80]

Practical Primate which ones didn’t take mate?

[@PracticalPrimate]

becksta29 sorry the truth is I don’t remember/know. I did others that I didn’t video as well. This tree was removed some time ago. I am going to redo an avocado grafting video as both my grafting and storytelling/videoing technique have improved. Until then I have a clearer video where I topwork a mango tree and show the results (I use the same methods). kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@growyourownavocados]

Enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing.

[@PinoyGrafter]

Nice generous and quality content about grafting keep it up and more power to your channel. A new friend here from PHILIPPINES.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thanks and welcome :)

[@eatyourgarden]

Cool vid champ. Good to see another Aussie on here :)

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thanks mate, just subbed to your channel. You are doing some cool things there :) you aren’t too far away either if you ever want to swap scions/plants.

[@eatyourgarden]

Cheers, sounds good mate. Shes a gorgeous tree, that seed grown Avo. How old you reckon?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Has to be about 30years old. It’s an old tree!

[@johanconradie2120]

oh good. is that a beehive I see under the tree. that white box. excellent! for pollination. good practise.

[@shanghaimuts]

found this very interesting. be keen to hear your update video. keep up the good work. oh and i love the twist method!

[@PracticalPrimate]

PolyNZian thanks for the comment, glad you like the twist method haha :) Good way to use the cheap grafting tape. I’ll do an update on this one in the spring, hopefully with fruit!

[@jessiewilson5905]

awsome video looking forward to an update im planing to graft a hass to my Shepard next season

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thanks for the comment Jessie and good luck with the Hass graft! Good choice of cultivars :)

[@QueenBeeTV88]

IF the Reed is better, don't take either graft off. Just keep track of them by putting on a bright plastic or metal label on the branch with wire that will stay on for years. And just write the names of each graft on the label. And then it will be easy to keep track no matter how many grafts you have. We have a wonderful tree grown from a seed that we want to graft onto others. It is about as big as your fathers and took about 20 years to produce fruit. I was in high school when we got it from a friend who grew it from a pit from an avocado she bought at the grocery store. And now this tree gave us over 100 avocados this season and every single one of them tasted like a combination of bacon and butter, so we have to have more of them. These are the best avocados we have ever had. Occasionally at the store you get an avocado that tastes like bacon, but every single one of these avocados from our tree has a smooth buttery texture and bacon flavor. We totally won the avocado lottery with our tree. (the avocados on this particular tree have a thin skin and small pits and a lot of avocado meat) We have another tree that has avocados that have thicker skin and taste good, but nowhere near as good as our butter bacon avocado tree and so we will graft scions from our butter bacon on to that tree. Thanks for your great video on grafting and the great idea to do many different varieties on one tree.

[@abdullaevpc2226]

QueenBeeTV88 u0

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thanks for the comment :) Your trees sound great! Yes will label grafts too, thank you.

[@jibrilsaneko2275]

QueenBeeTV88 U Should name n patent your plant..

[@QueenBeeTV88]

That is a great idea!

[@PracticalPrimate]

Definitely a good idea if it is truly special!

[@udintanichannel]

very good

[@Vida-p8i]

What season is suitable for transplantation?or graft

[@kudalaMangalooru]

Excellent video! Beautifully explained & shot. How did your grafts turn out? :) Based on your video, I did very many cleft grafts on mango (what else?), citrus & avocados. The only thing I did different is that I used rubber bands to tighten the graft and that appears to have increased the success rate to 90%. Nonetheless, thank you so very much. Greetings from Bharat (India). :)

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thanks for the reply :) two of these took. I use the same technique on mangos and get 100%, they are a great tree to start grafting! I haven’t ever grafted citrus this way so please let me know how it goes. Rubber bands are a great idea too.

[@bendova3667]

Looking forward to the update. My take on this that your graft will not take, because your root stock have too many other branches, and I dont see the tree have actively growing new shoots or branches. But I still cross fingers for you. Waiting for the update.

[@innonchykahutagalung2405]

Nice grafting but can you tell us what kind of variety you grafted guys, let me know please. Thanks. Keep healthy & happiness always. God Bless

[@PracticalPrimate]

It is our variety, not a named cultivar but one my father grew from seed.

[@gladysliyanage7852]

Fist time I so this method. I will try this.my avocado tree is 1meter tall but no fruit.itry to find avocado branch and do like you thank you so much

[@rosaa.9425]

Thanx for your quick response, but also forgot to ask you, will it give me fruit any of the avocado trees even were seed it original from store bought fruit?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Rosa A. A seed from the store will most likely still fruit (there are exceptions) but it takes a few years and it is a gamble whether the fruit will be good or not. The large tree in the video is a seedling.

[@bluestar7134]

Hi there, I have an Avocado tree in a pot from a seedling. It's growing well. Is that okay to use scions from the original tree that where the seedling came from???

[@PracticalPrimate]

Definitely :) if you are new to grafting check out a newer vid because I have changed how I do things slightly. Still very simple - m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@imedimed8025]

Thank you very much .. in fact I have some questions about the avocado tree grafting 1 / no need to cut the leaves below the grafting point? 2 / In what month/season can we do that? I live in the extreme north of Algeria where there is a mediterranean climate ..maybe like adelaide or perth in australia ... and it can be relatively cold in winter 3 / Have you try the method of the eye called budding .. I prefer it because the weld will be much stronger

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi! No problem, thanks for watching. I’ll answer your questions as best I can. 1) no that doesn’t matter. Almost all evergreens it isn’t really an issue (and in same cases you need to leave them). 2) In your climate I would do it in spring or autumn, as long as the bud is swelling/about to push. Avoid winter and probably avoid summer there. 3) I have done budding with mangos and citrus but not on avocado. I will try it some time :)

[@imedimed8025]

Thank you very much I just saw your beautiful message Thank you for all this advice .. for advice n 1 it's news for me :) .. we learn every day thank you in any case I tried the days spent the method budding eyes .. which is normally done here in September (end of the summer in the northern hemisphere) with inverted t .. we will see if it will take ...

[@PracticalPrimate]

I hope they grow well for you :)

[@imedimed8025]

thanks :) I'll let you know if there's news

[@madelinkoh]

Excellent, perhaps you can give us an update on this tree since is aldy so many years.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Madelin Thanks for watching. This tree was removed a few years ago. The parent tree is still going great at my folks house though :)

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Can you please answer a question I have, you grafted on a few different varieties on your tree and I am wondering why? I always thought if you were grafting a tree, you would stick with the same variety. Are you doing it to see if you can come up with a new variety? Does a graft affect the entire tree changing the fruit and how many grafts would you do on a tree?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Wyndie. I have grafted a few of my trees over to two or three varieties. Everything that grows above the graft point (on that branch or trunk) is the grafted cultivar, it doesn’t affect the rest of the tree. I do it for a few reasons. Better pollination, I like the variety and best of all I choose cultivars with different ripening times so it extends the season. I hope that helps :)

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

@@PracticalPrimate Thank you for your reply! I had no idea that was possible! When my parents were alive they purchased two different trees so they could have two harvests during the year and I thought that was the only way to do it. You have opened my eyes to a world of possibilities. Thank you so much!!

[@davidcatanach2620]

@@wyndiefeatherstone948 Avo’s have a strange flowering habit. There are types A and B. One has male flowers open in the morning with female flowers opening in the afternoon, which obviously causes pollination issues, unless you have both types in close proximity. Having a tree with both A and B types will increase pollination tremendously.

[@EddieMunozep]

That's cool that you can graft multiple varieties onto a tree but how are the grafted branches 5 plus years in the future??

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Eddie. You prune for vigour (some grow faster than others) but assuming you can do that, multi grafted trees are a great way to grow more cultivars in a given space. This avocado was removed long ago but have plenty of other multi-grafted trees here :)

[@EddieMunozep]

@@PracticalPrimate can you post those pics...I have grafted Hass and Lamb Hass scions onto 3 young trees. I want the original trees to grow along with the grafts I did..I grafted onto side branches, they look like they are taking.

[@PracticalPrimate]

@@EddieMunozep I will do a video at some stage for sure.

[@davidmathibe9220]

How do you ensure that all energy goes to the scions you have grafted?

[@heyitsalanhere]

I'm here for some advice on planting saplings. I have dug (the digger man did them really) into hard dry soil which had corn growing on it last year and cassava the year before. I have piled in the old sweet corn stems and any other bits of organic material I could find. Will it be good to burn it and then put more fertilizer in (including cow manure and rice husk)? It will be a mix of root stock and grafted trees. 👍

[@PracticalPrimate]

hi Alan Put the organic matter on top, not in the holes. Other than that it will depend on the soil type. Avocados need perfect drainage so if you have a high clay content (going of the description of hard soil) make sure to mound the soil and plant high.

[@heyitsalanhere]

Thanks for the quick reply. The holes (difficult to count but around 200) are about 1200cm X 60cm and maybe a metre deep (the shovel on the industrial digger couldn't do them any smaller) As I said, the soil is very dry and hard. Not clay soil so it will be well draining. As there probably isn't much nutrient value in it, I thought to fill it up with as much as possible. They won't be getting planted for a few months still so it should mulch down quite a bit. I will take your advice and put mulch on top after planting. I will be watching more of your vids for advice, thanks again 👍

[@PracticalPrimate]

heyitsalanhere no problem! Ahh yess that is sometimes done successfully in very hot, dry climates. Yours may be like that? I advise against it for three reasons. First the decomposing organic matter creates anaerobic conditions around the roots which sets trees back until it completely decomposes. Second in certain soil types it can create a well which drowns the tree. Third as it decomposes the soil sinks which effectively leaves the tree planted too deeply. I hope this helps! Would be very keen to see an update of your project in the future.

[@heyitsalanhere]

@@PracticalPrimate At the moment, it is still very hot and dry. Another few months before the rain season when the trees will be planted. I'm hoping that will be enough time for the materials to break down. Your insights are very helpful and I will try to make sure to compensate and give the trees the best chance. I will hopefully have good news in a few years time and try to remember to update you here. Thanks very much 👍

[@garcon6014]

practical primate beleve me you live muy dream i hope some day do the same graft whit suceful tanks for vídeo

[@stephennewman3480]

when is the right time of the year to graft and can I graft different varietie on my Haas tree would like some comments

[@PracticalPrimate]

Just as the rootstock is beginning spring growth and yes you definitely can graft other cultivars into your Hass. Just keep in mind the way the cultivar grows (some are spreading while Hass is fairly upright).

[@stephennewman3480]

thanks for your advice most helpful

[@stephennewman3480]

thanks for the reply very helpful

[@bluestar7134]

Hello, my avocado tree is in a pot from a seed. It's about 1 meter tall and has 4 nice beaches already. Now, do I need to graft every branches or cut below branches? And another question, can I get a nip bud from mother tree?

[@stephennewman3480]

hi I would graft from the top of plant from and other tree so thatyou should get fruit a lot earler ir you don't it can take up to ten yearsbefore fruiting

[@Puttin510]

Thanks for making this video, How many weeks do you wait to take off the tape?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Maire. Depends on season and species (and of coarse climate. Usually between 1 and 2 months

[@Puttin510]

Thank you. It's Southern California, beginning of summer.

[@Puttin510]

Hi there, I have a question once again. I am trying out grafting on a seedling, Is it critical to cut off any other small branches or can I leave them on for possible future other grafting?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Maire Van Putten you can leave them on for future grafts :)

[@Puttin510]

Practical Primate thanks so much for answering so quickly. ;)

[@Puttin510]

Thanks so much.

[@julietapetonio1179]

Thanks for ur informative video for grafting avocado. However some portions when u cover the graft with tape cannot be seen..

[@PracticalPrimate]

No problemo! Yeah sorry, it’s an oldy. Slowly getting better at the vids. Here is a newer on with a bit more info. It’s on mangos but still applies :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@hanniekriel929]

Hi just watched your grafting.... its 2yrs later, could you please show photo of the grafts on this tree? thx

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Hannie. This tree was taken out with an orchard redesign over a year ago. I do have other grafting vids though that show the process from start to finish. This one shows a few different grafts on a mango - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@Toni-wc3gx]

Do you have an updated video on your multigrafted avocado tree.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Toni. I removed this tree years ago (the original is still going strong at my parents property).

[@tonylopez1841]

Did these grafts take

[@PracticalPrimate]

Some yes some no (I did a few off camera) though my methods are much more refined now days (and my camera work is better) if you want to see some of my newer mango top working vids.

[@nelsontan8328]

Hi I have plant avocado from seedlings it grow about 1 ft tall it does not produce fruits how do grafting with only 1 plant hope you can help

[@PracticalPrimate]

Big enough for grafting but unfortunately if you want to graft you do need material from the wanted cultivar. Without that you will have to wait until the seedling matures and fruits.

[@21simper]

What time of year did you do this?... Thanks

[@PracticalPrimate]

Spring.

[@gryspnik]

When is the best time to graft an avocado tree? (please do not reply with just the month but with your local climate, average temp, hemisphere etc. ;) ) Thanks

[@PracticalPrimate]

I graft in Spring or Autumn and I’m in a subtropical climate with a few light frosts most years. My average highs/lows are 31C/21C in the warmest month and 22C/8C in my coldest month (just outside Brisbane, Australia). Hope that helps!

[@gryspnik]

@@PracticalPrimate It helps a lot :) Thanks. I'm in Crete. No frosts and avocados start growing new leaves in April. So I guess it's too late now eh?

[@PracticalPrimate]

I had to look up Crete, cooler than here but with no frosts is good! If I’m looking at the right climate I think you could graft just fine now, I avoid summer here because of the heat (40C+ some days).

[@gryspnik]

@@PracticalPrimate Summer is pretty dry and hot here too. Average max 32 but can go to 40. However, there is no frost. We're at 10b zone. Min. in Jan or Dec is 3-4 degrees for a couple of days. I'll try avocado grafting and let you know :) Thank you

[@TheElsinoreGardener]

Any updates on this tree.

[@devbachu7072]

I have a grafted tree about 3yrs old

[@anbaandian2222]

Sir, can grafting be done at any season?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Anytime trees are actively growing. In my climate I avoid winter (flowering) and the middle of summer.

[@nnn31222]

How are the grated varieties doing? Could you make another video with update?

[@sangitagupta2393]

Would masking tape work for grafting ?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Yes it can but there is a chance you will damage the graft when you try to remove it.

[@sangitagupta2393]

@@PracticalPrimate I have used masking tape. How do I know when to remove the tape ?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Sangita Gupta I would probably leave it until it breaks off by itself or starts to restrict the growing branch. Definitely don’t take it off early, I think it would damage the scion.

[@vasanthvelanm]

I am ur channels 1010 subscriber.. fancy isn't?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Haha very, welcome aboard!

[@vasanthvelanm]

Have you posted the update of this tree??

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Vasanth, no I haven't. I'll try and do a video in the spring (might add some new grafts too if winter isn't too harsh).

[@vasanthvelanm]

@@PracticalPrimate ok buddy then I'll turn my notifications on..good luck brother.

[@telo712]

Interesting

[@davidl.williams7366]

Sounds like bantam roosters crowing.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Regular sized roosters this time :)

[@fedorov7184]

Too hard to buy scion wood in Toronto. Can I use apple tree wood to graft my 1.5 year old avocado plant, instead of scion wood?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi. Apples are incompatible with avocados unfortunately.

[@mrchinee25]

Its been over a year now, any update or did this guy forget?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi mrchinee25! I will have to do a pinned comment. Some took and some didn’t but in the end it didn’t matter so much as this tree is probably being removed because of a redesign to allow for high density planting. I’ll do some new grafting videos this spring but will wait for results to publish all in one video and hopefully make a more useful resource for people. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@patriciaauler7184]

What months is good to graft ??

[@PracticalPrimate]

Depends on location but at the time of spring growth is best.

[@adamsolomon8346]

Any chance I could have some scion wood? Would happy to reimburse any costs. Would really appreciate it!

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi Adam I share/swap quite a bit locally (SE Queensland, Australia) and I am always happy to help out if I can. If you are local then send me a message through my website practicalprimate.com If you are further away it becomes a problem to send (Australia’s laws etc) so try and find growers in your area. Where are you? I may be able to point you in the right direction.

[@adamsolomon8346]

Practical Primate I’m in England. I’ve got a 10.5 year old avocado tree I’ve grown from seed. I only learnt recently that I could graft it. Long story short I tried last year but was unsuccessful as the snow hit and killed off my grafts. I’m sure it’s fine to post to UK as I had someone else that helped me out last year. Would be eternally grateful! 🙏🏼

[@tristanr42]

How long can they stay in the ziplock bag ?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Without further care, a few days. If you wrap the scion wood carefully and keep it cool they can last well over a month.

[@tristanr42]

Okay , what should I wrap them in ?

[@PracticalPrimate]

The best product I have used is called ‘buddy tape’. That’s not a typo, it is different to ‘budding tape’.

[@EddieMunozep]

How do these side branch grafting look after a few years?

[@patriciaannclarke4993]

HOW TO GRAFT different colours of Ginger or Hawaiian Lilies

[@PracticalPrimate]

Patricia Ann Clarke ?

[@Valko67]

by my experiences , multiple grafts , can kill the tree by pull all his energie , if the diferences of spicies flowering not at same time exactly , because it then makes two times a climing of saps , this is also righted in grafting books , it works but the tree will not live long ,it will come out off energie by to much efforts ,and if the season is not wet enough , it die in the few next year (s) ;-)

[@PracticalPrimate]

I agree regarding deciduous trees (if poorly managed) but haven’t seen any issues other than competition/mismatched growth rates in evergreens.

[@rosaa.9425]

Can you craft an avocado tree that was grown from an original fruit from store and have not give flowers nor fruit and can be crafted with another avocado plant grown same way as the others tree? Please help!

[@PracticalPrimate]

Rosa A. Hi Rose. Definitely! Not all fruit shop fruit will grow the best rootstock (choose Reed out of the commonly available fruit) but they can all be grafted to whatever cultivar you want. Good luck!

[@NMW80]

Practical Primate oh okay thanks for that. I didn’t know reed was what they use for rootstock for grafted trees. What about a bacon tree root stock? I have a bacon avo tree and I was going to grow some seeds when it fruits and use that as root stock and then graft some hass etc onto it

[@coconutcoconut3450]

Mahalo!

[@sharonslife6153]

Did they take?

[@PracticalPrimate]

Robert Madden most did. Unfortunately I have removed this tree since then (orchard redesign). If your interested I graft a bit different now days - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOzZ3evgb-Noa8

[@TheArtoftheheart]

Doing this video was a good idea but with out details its worthless. Make a video that shows a close up of the buds on the scion wood and talk about your thoughts on why you chose the scion you did. Also details of cut and tape. Close ups or no help, except in the general sence. People can get an idea but the needed details are missing. I'm looking for a video like I described. I've taken two grafting classes but no details were given on choosing scion wood

[@PracticalPrimate]

Hi, thanks for the feedback! I will redo it soon, this was one of my first vids, my new ones are more detailed. In terms of scion wood you want mature growth that is just about to bud (depends on where you are). The stick still needs to be green so basically last flush. You don’t want wood that is already pushing new growth, it will die back. Hope that helps!

[@cintadia3468]

No result??

[@PracticalPrimate]

I was new to making videos back then. Yeah took ok but this tree has long since gone (orchard redesign).

[@laurencehastick9762]

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[@PracticalPrimate]

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[@paulkorvah9033]

Why do multi grafting?

[@PracticalPrimate]

It allows for more cultivars in a given space which can provide better pollination, a variety of tastes and an extended season.

[@SuperSaheliya]

Boring

[@PracticalPrimate]

Thank you for the feedback :)

[@shanghaimuts]

stupid comment and not needed. so why did you bother to watch it!? go watch grass grow instead. not your thing...move on dude...

[@ragnaraxelson59]

reed seedling graft? That's an odd name. I would've called them Chazzwazzers.

[@PracticalPrimate]

Haha love it (and appreciate the reference)!