Go for it! It’s pretty fun to do. I’m hoping to get fruit from a bunch of different grafts on that tree this year.
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Looks like my Pomper’s Choice leaf nodes are waking up which is good to see.
Also wanted to note that my Sunflower(pretty small tree still) flowered with 20+ flowers, which seems crazy, and very early too. Some didn’t make it from the 26f weather but didn’t really expect it to fruit anyway(it’s basically a whip still at 4ft with no branches).
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Ha…pawpaw flowers. I probably have another 6-8 weeks until then.
Still 2-3” of old snow around most of the trees with another 3-4” expected tonight.
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I’ve got six varieties on one tree; two or three on my others. I did it to help pollination that is very spotty here.
Easiest place to graft and gets faster growth is on main trunk with bark graft.
Grafting wounds and pruning wounds heal very slowly on pawpaw so I beware huge bark grafts.
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A 4’ whip with 20+ flowers? How old? Can you snap a picture for us please?
@kinghat It was planted in winter 24-25 - I may have a pic of it then, this is now.(not the best pic but you get the idea)
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you thinking what im thinking? high density, tall spindle pawpaw 
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I also have a Mango that I want to multigraft (although unlike most people, I do like Mango’s fruit 
, just thought I’d add more newer varieties). Do you think 2 smaller scions in a cleft for larger branches would work out too? I would like to graft closer to the tree as the branches extend far out into the yard.
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I would imagine that could work. I haven’t tried that method myself though. Another thing that you could try when cutting a longer branch back, is to cut it down to 3 (or however many) offshoots from the main branch and grafting onto each of those branches with modified clefts or whip and tongues. Less risky doing it that way than cutting a larger branch down too far for a single graft or 2.
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Saw a video of Charles West grafting multiple varieties to a tree whip and tongue…nothing fancy.
I must say I can’t recall seeing anyone using a 2x4 to assist in making whip cuts. I may give that a shot for more stability and hopefully a straighter cut.
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maybe it’ll end up that way!
I started my seeds today — takeout containers and damp spaghum peat on a heat mat.
I have an extremely clear memory of saving both Halvin and Al Horn seeds. But I have two bags labeled Al Horn with very different looking seeds (one a distinctive light, shiny brown, and the other a dark, matte brown). I’m wondering if past-me mislabeled them. Is it possible to tell/guess from seeds which it might have come from? Either of those sound characteristic to anyone?
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I drove 1hr45m (so 3.5hrs total) to get Al Horn fruit from a very reputable seller I was asking over email if they were ready. Andddd I was pretty bummed as they were very obviously unripe (very hard and the bright green skin). Never ripened, but I still let them basically rot (never ripens correctly if picked unripe) n took the seeds to plant. They were small seeds, at least half the size of chunky sized pawpaws … The fruit might have been knocked down by animals when small, and hence the small seeds though.
The seller is usually very good. Just pretty bummed that is in this one case I thought I was getting ripe fruit to eat.
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Thanks for the info!
Were they stored in different containers? Maybe one had more moisture?
I feel like most of the seeds I pull from fruit look darker. If they dry out a bit they start taking on a lighter color.
FWIW Cliff has an Al Horn page.
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They were in different bags. This one was lighter from beginning. Maybe that’s the Halvin; some google photos photos look lighter, and the Al Horn ones look darker.
I’ve got peaches started; I just wanted to try something unique to my area. Thank you so much for your advice. I’ll definitely plant on the east side of a structure if I can.
I’m curious if anyone fertilizes a new planting or if that will burn the roots? I do plan on compost top dressing but was wondering if they could use the help of granulated 15-15-15 which I have available.
My smallflower pawpaw is flowering again. 2 flowers last year, has about 5-8 this year. No pollenator partner though, my other one has not yet flowered.
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I fertilize new plantings but I only have experience using organic fertilizers.