Persimmon grafting: Level of Difficulty

[JoeReal]

Here’s a previous topic about Adara used as prunus interstem. It has links to some scientific literature.

Adara (Puente) Plum - Fruit tree, rootstock & interstem

Adara (often called “Puente” in California), is a versatile plum (prunus cerasifera) rootstock and interstem which also produces tasty fruit of its own. Beginning in the 1980’s, it was initially selected at an agricultural research center in Spain for use as a sweet cherry rootstock. It was selected for its ease of propagation, tolerance to flooded conditions, and good performance even when grown in heavy clay and calcareous soil with alkaline pH 8 to 9. All other commercially available swee…