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Persea · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

valenciaguy wrote:

I just know that Chip budding is good for peaches, plums apricots aswell, which I am going to be doing some grafts come summer I am very excited. For success rates it must just be different environmental factors grafting seems to have so many factors that can affect it so certain people do better with certain grafts.

Generally speaking I believe T-budding is the best method for trees bearing fruits with seeds! It's not that hard to do actually and rootstock and scionwood are both asleep at the time of grafting most of the time.

Good luck!!!!!

Persea · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

JoeReal wrote:

Persea wrote:

Really??

Yes, you might have missed it. Proof is in the very first few pics of this thread. My T-buds are extremo growing. Only 1/3 of the avocado chip buds have ever succeeded. There is only one avocado T-bud that failed on me. So really is quantifiable for me.

Indeed, I guess I've never given a try with my avo trees cuz I care for them more than any other tree and I sometimes have a hard time performing the T incision without messing the cork or tearing it completely!

But I guess the cork only serves to cover the chip and hold it onto it's spot so it might not be such a big deal whether it's in a good shape or not!

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But there could be something else wrong with my chip budding avocadoes, and could be due poor scionwood material and poor timing of grafts. Will try it again some time, but that would be far-off in this grafting season. I am starting right now with pomes, doing dormant grafting.
I do more than 1,500 grafts each year on various plants, various places, and various techniques, except for the experimental ones, the success rates are more than 99% for T-buds, Bark-grafts, cleft grafts, tongue and whip, side veneer (similar to chip budding but using very long sections). This year I am slowing down on my grafting.

Wow how excting!!! Experimental grafts must be so much fun to watch evolve. Do you have pictures of the most surprising results you've had?
I'm sure you have created some chimeras... some monsters... OK I'm tripping!! LOL

I don't know where you get your scion wood from for your grafts but since I'm in Paris, France and avocado trees are not grown here I usually have mine sent over from California... they travel for close to a week or 10 days before I get them and they've always been fine!
I ask whoever sends them over to me to put them in a sealed ziplock/sandwich bag with a damp tissue in it. The leaves have previously been cut off only the petiole stubs have been left on the scion wood that I get...

I really don't know why it doesnt work for you... but I'll most definitely give T-budding a try on my next seedlings! Wink

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BabyBlue11371 · Posted: Mon 14 Jul, 2008 4:24 pm

Joe,
I was trying to find info and either I missed it here or it had not been addressed..
When Grafting Avocado should I remove new growth on the root stock near the graft? Like with the Persimmon I pruned off any new growth for 10 inches.. would there be such a rule for cados?
I've tried both t-bud and bark about a month ago.. and they are starting to put on new growth near the grafts...
Thanks for any advice!!
Gina *BabyBlue*

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oxtailpaksiw · Joined: 26 Dec 2010 Posts: 17 Location: CA

I've used joe's bark graft method using plumbing(teflon) tape with a bit of masking tape minus the rubber band on an avocado and so far it's growing very very rapidly....like it's on steroids...This little scion is *prolific*. I'm afraid some high winds may just snap this thing off especially that the leaves are quite large--so far, the biggest is about 7" by 3.5" wide and growing and a few others will probably be that size soon as well. I can also see that the masking tape has snapped loose due to the bulging of the union between scion and rootstock, although the teflon tape is still in place.

My question is, given that I grafted this 2 months ago and it's sprouted a little over a month ago, is it too late or would it do harm to wrap rubber band around it to provide reinforcement?

Thanks in advance.