I just received persimmon scions and they are larger diameter than I expect the rootstock I ordered from another nursery. What is the best grafting technique to use?
I grafted a few last spring where my rootstock was slightly larger than my scion.
I asked… and it was recommended that I do whip/tounge and just line it up good on one side.
I did… and my JT02 graft that produced a shoot 10 ft long was one of those.
6 of 7 success.
I would think it would work just as well if the rootstock was a little smaller. You will not be able to line up both sides… but if one lines up you should be good.
Good luck !
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Chip budding is probably a good choice.
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Here’s another option:
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Great video. I think I will need to practice a few times before using that technique.
Inspired by this thread, I decided to try doing two small rootstocks to one scion, since I have a ton of these Texas persimmon seedlings and Marta sent a bunch of extra scions in my order, so I can try some experimental stuff. I neglected to take photos of the middle part of the process, but I did an inverted cleft (i.e. the cleft in the scion), and taped the two roots together to make a single wedge into that scion:
A few of my largest seedlings were big enough for a standard cleft graft, like this one:
They all went in treepots on a heating pad in the greenhouse, to promote callus and early spring growth.
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What does a persimmon seedling look like when it’s ready to be grafted into? Have a bunch from MDC that should wake up in about a month and want to know exactly when. Never done persimmon only apple