Anyone propagating Goumi ?
If so. How ?
I have read about rooting cuttings…
Grafting onto autumn olive .
Maybe air layers,
I have 2 bushes to practice with. …so…
Tell me how you propagate your goumi 's
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They graft easily to AO, layers are easy too. Cuttings both hardwood and softwood are hard to root but possible.
This is how I layer mine.
cut a drainage hole in a pot to allow a limb to be passed through
pass a low branch through the hole. scratch the bark to expose the cambium layer and dust with rooting hormine
Then fill your pot up with a sterile potting soil. Forget little bags tied around limbs and such. This method gives you 4ft tall established plants you can remove from the mother plant in winter.
You can also use smaller pots but you’ll get smaller plants. When sharing with others sometimes this is the way to go. I always use the 3 gllaon pots or larger for anything I’m keeping here but here are some 1 gallons on sweet scarlet a brick is holding the limb down since 1 gallon pots don’t have enough weight so sit flat.
In a few years you’ll have goumis coming out your ears lol
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Here is a video I did on grafting them to AO
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Ok
Thanks
That’s what I need to know . !
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I encourage everyone to give Elaeagnus multiflora a shot. They taste great and breeze through late frost in flower or fruit. Just know like persimmons they are astringent until ripe. Red don’t mean ripe either, wait 4-5 weeks after turning red and try them. If anyone wants to try a few scions from named goumis please feel free to reach out to me, I’m always interested in trading plant material and will have plenty of wood I can share.
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What variety is that in your photo, they look bigger than my sweet scarlet ,red gem
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Wow !
So glad I asked .
That is a lot bigger !
The seed is bigger too, but goumi seeds are like nuts once you get past the fibrous husk which is also edible . The seeds are very tasty almost buttery and are high in amino acids and other good things just like nuts.
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How different is Trezibond date from Goumi?
I know your nursery hasn’t carried them, and I don’t think anyone is currently, but I recall seeing them a number of years ago and considered ordering them, but didn’t due to not knowing much about them.
I ordered a Che from you years ago (its a 20 foot tall tree at this point) but the fruit still drops yearly. Any suggestions?
Scott
Looks great!!
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This is my first time to graft Goumi and I wasn’t sure what to graft onto. Both appear to be in the same family.
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@ Chills I’m not ediblelandscaping the nursery. I just pratice edible landscaping here in South Carolina. I don’t grow Elaeagnus angustifolia but hope to someday find a named variety. I’m also looking for elaeagnus latifolia.
@Auburn is that elaeagnus x ebbingei for a rootstock? I’ve only tried AO but it looks great. keep your eyes peeled for suckers and you should be good to go. Do you have all 3 varities on the one plant?
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@ediblelandscaping.sc
I put a bunch of tree pots on mine today for air layers ,they leaf out early so I though I would get them on befor I get too busy
Thanks again
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Good luck Hillbillyhort, just let them be until they go back dormant then it will be safe to remove them. Once you see how great this works I’m sure you’ll try it on other things. The same method works wonders for muscadines, kiwis, mulberries, hazelnuts, figs, pomegranates, roses, Crepe Myrtles, Nanking cherries, Camellias, Nandina, and many many other things. I always try to keep a few extra plants on hand in case anyone wants to trade plant for plant. This is an easy way to propagate plants. I call it set it and forget it layering lol If you toss some mulch or leaves on top of the pot it will help reduce watering needs. 
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Thanks for posting this. I haven’t seen it before… very cool. I haven’t had any luck with hardwood cuttings but I’ll give this a shot.
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There was no label and the local nursery just called it elaeagnus. It is probably the ones used as privacy screens in landscapes. I’m thinking about getting one or two more to graft over. Guess I will have to wait and see if they are graft compatible. There are eleven grafts on this bush (4/4/3 of each variety).
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Both layering in soil or through pots has worked well on my muscadines. Last year I tried out the two liter clear plastic bottles. I just hang the bottles up and run the vines through and put in potting soil. The advantage is having the ability to see when roots form.
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What’s your timing on the grafting? Using dormant wood to graft when the rootstock is just starting to push leaves?