An absolutely perfect taping of grafting an avocado tree. No background music, nor distracting people or animals. Just you instructing your audience. ❤️
Thank you for the detailed step by step instructions with close-ups! You have given me confidence to try grafting mom's Fuerte tree onto several seedlings. I might even attempt a fruit cocktail avocado tree!
Awesome information! You have inspired me to do grafting and I have my first three successful GEM and Wurtz grafts on junk avacado rootstock. I also am top working
I love your videos! Long time subscriber here. I think the misunderstanding is the way things worded. We graft scions or budwood from “known cultivars”,These known cultivars would have to have fruited at some time.... probably way back or how else would you know the variety ? Lol. This said you can certainly take budwood from a young tree that itself has not fruited.... But its genetics are from one that has! I agree, though, its best to graft either ON the main trunk or very close to it on the branch as the scion will be pushed by the main tree to try to replicate the branch that was cut away. If on the end of the branch, the tree may not need to push through new buds, I have used the ends of branches to demonstrate the grafting cuts on large trees, some take some do not. During the grafting process, We are combining tissue of a superior cultivar ( budwood) with a rootstock or seedling to create a new tree. This tree isnt exactly a clone of of the original as we have added a different rootstock to make a completely new tree. Sounds to be splitting hairs... but In my plant propagation class i got the answer wrong when I answered clone. The correct answer is that grafting is a “ transplant “. Anyway, I look forward to your next video. Your enthusiasm is unparalleled! Have a Great Day and Happy growing!
Great video. Thanks to you, I have tried my first grafts to my mature tree this week. Waiting impatiently to see if it takes. It's Autumn here in South Africa, so I hope the graft will take.
Hey AJ! Thanks to you I'm totally into grafting. Remember, You sent me to a place where I could get some para film? Cut to a few months later and I have now successfully grafted a Giant Fuyu to a comon persimon tree and it took. I now grafted some Choquette scions and some Hass to my Wurtz. Can't wait to see how that turns out. I have clay in my yard and was wondering what your views are on mound planting as a solution and if you plan to do a vid on that one day. Keep up the good work. You are so knowledgeable about Avocados, I even suspect you might be the guy Gary, from Laguna Hills nursery might have gotten the idea for using honey water to attract the bees. When watching his seminar vid, he admitted to getting it from UA-cam and I suspect it might be your vid posted on the subject. LOL! 👍
Thanks Raymond! That's awesome. I'm glad you're into grafting. It's a fun hobby. Yes I remember. I'm glad you got a successful graft! Mound planting is a great solution for heavy clay soils. I'd like to do a video about it. I know some people who have clay soils and maybe I can do a video with them. Let me know how your avocado grafts do. Thanks for watching
Top-worked an adult Hass seed-started tree I have in my yard in Florida. It has two main trunks so I cut one off. Grafted "Oro Negro" onto a water shoot just as you did here. It took and is thriving! Grafted "Nishikawa" onto another shoot; it took but is in the shadow of the Oro Negro growth. So much fun. Decided to cut the other main trunk and am grafting onto the water shoots this week, just getting old enough to wedge graft them....
Hi AJ, your Chanel is my avocado training school. Thank you for this wonderful service. Can I buy good and fresh different scion cuttings from you for grafting. Thank you
Great grafting tips on avocado tree's. wonderfully explained. Thank you very much Sir. Can I graft a 3 yr old potted tree? What do I need when I shift my plant to a bigger pot? Potting soil and what else.
Hi, Why my new avocado plant leaves are drying in 2 days and cracking after replanting in a bigger pot, is it because it is sunny and windy where I am keeping the big planters, I applied some gypsum also
I have a 10ft sterile avocado. The branches are very large. My friend has a Haas that he needs to prune. I won’t get any scion wood the diameter of my branches so I’ll have to go out on a limb. What would you recommend? A neighbor said to cut the whole tree down and stick a haas into the stump. What do you recommend. Get demonstration!
Thanks again for your response. My avocado tree is over a year old (planted from a seed)with at least one inch thick trunk.the question is should I craft the trunk ?, or craft the branches that already a pencil size, with different varieties avocado? Ps.we live in Southern California with(95degree average temperature in the summer ) And the tree planted in a very large (80gallon)container. Thank you for your help, and please keep the great videos coming.
Great advice, but since its now May 3, for me grafting season is over as all the buds are flushing, as per the intro February has worked the best for me, as you mentioned, grafts done late in the year just seem to sit for months.....thx again for all the great videos.
Thanks. February is great for grafting. Buds should reappear in a month or so, and grafting is possible then, but I'd do it with some sun protection. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the awesome step by step video. I have a Haas seedling that is about 4 years old and I would like to graft onto it. I just wonder how you go about getting young scions. (I live in N.California) so avocados are not common. However I am taking a trip to Palm Springs in a couple of weeks and am wondering if this is something that nurseries sell down there?
Very cool but I am confused. Looks like 2 trees have been fused together? My neighbor has a tree and I want to take a cutting and turn it into a new tree. Is there another video for that? Lol I feel like I missing something.
@@AJTheGraftMan Shortly after my comment I went to Home Depot and realized they sell Avocado trees in there (Central FL). They have 7 varieties including Haas. I think I will go that route lol. I still do not understand what your ultimate goal is though in this video. It’s like you took 2 different trees and turned them into 1? Are you taking 2 trees with good traits and making a better tree? I just wanted to take a clipping and make it sprout roots to grow a new tree. Anyhow I will subscribe and see what else you do. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!
Hi AJ have a Hass tree growing from seed it about 1.4m or about 3.5ft high what to try to graft A and a B variety on this tree can you get a smaller dwarf variety as avacardo trees can get very tall would like you comments thanks
Yes you can graft some small or dwarf varieties onto your tree. I would suggest Kona Sharwil, Wurtz, Pinkerton, Reed. These varieties can be kept small and productive.
Loved and subscribed! I’m in QLD Australia. Got some baby seedlings from seeds. Some of the seedlings have multiple stems. I mean 2 or more shots from 1 seed. How should I deal with it?
you can also integrate the stems to have a stronger root structure. I already achieved it I have an avocado with a triple rootstock and it thrives very well.
😮,my avocado tree is 6 years old in a pot,i just moved in to the garden,is from seed ,there's chance to give 🥑🤞?,i planted for shade ,, I live 2 blocks away the beach in southern California
Would it make a difference if I cleaned up the budwood the day before separating it from the monther plant in order to give the avocado a day to close allt he wounds from all the old leaves?
HELP!! I’m in Texas so when we best time for grafting for my avocado tree? Jan & Feb are usually our coldest months? Also my tree has 2 stocks coming from the pit can I split the pit and separate roots to make 2 trees? Last question tree is about a year and half it’s about 3’ tall I didn’t know I was supposed to cut the top to encourage branching is it too late? Thank you in advance
Ajmal, help me out here. If I multi graft my avocado tree with Hass and Fuerte (I know, boring but is what I can get). Will the yield be larger than just having a Hass and spraying with honey? I don't have enough space for a second tree to plant a type B next to my Hass.
Yield might be larger, but not by much. If you graft Fuerte to your Hass tree, what will happen is you will get a longer avocado season, because Hass avocados mature in the spring to late summer, and Fuerte avocados mature in winter to early spring. This gives you an avocado season that can possibly last six months! As long as you can attract pollinators (like bees) to the avocado flowers, you should get plenty of fruit!
I grew an avocado seed in water and then planted it. It came from an avocado I bought in a grocery store. I don't even remember what kind of avocado it was. I am being told it will not bear fruit if it is not grafted. Is this true? Thanks. I enjoyed your video.
@@AJTheGraftMan Not what I wanted to hear but appreciative of your taking the time to respond. I hate pulling out trees. Especially one that I actually got to grow from seed.
Great video!!! Someone gifted me an avocado tree saying it's grafted, but aren't sure (they bought it at a nursery). Is there a way to tell? I see a notch on the sapling. There are two other branches that have grown below this notch though. I am wondering whether they should be removed.
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺🤠 👍 good job I want to graft onto my seed grown big trees that are not bearing fruit so that they are not a total waste of time, what are your thoughts can it be done on big trees?
Could I please cover the avocado buds with Paraflim grafting tape when I am grafting young avocado seedling..? Can the buds able to brake through to the Paraflim grafting tape ....? It is very important to me to know ... Please let me know .I am your big fan from Myanmar....
i grew a tree from pit. it's 11yrs old and have only produce a small fruit once or twice. should i prune off the excess branches or? also, would it help to make it bare fruit by grafting from a fruit baring tree?
@@AJTheGraftMan one of my neighbor's avocado tree is already bearing fruit. however, she mentioned it's currently stressed, so i'm not sure if it's due to some disease or not. so probably not a good donor to graft with right?
Hi . Thank you From Jordan the middle eastern country for your very informative channel . I have a quick question on avocado tree bud and v grafting . I have several seedlings that I propagated from seeds and want to graft them but not sure which methods to use , note we are in late spring here and weather is abundantly warm . Thanks in advance .
Hi. Thank you for watching. I love Jordan 🇯🇴. In my experience, the best method is the cleft graft (also known as wedge graft or V graft). Since it’s warm in your area, I would put the grafted seedlings in partial shade or indoors in a bright room. Once the graft grows and the first leaves mature fully, they can go into the full sun. Hope this helps.
@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you too for your kind reply . To my best of understanding from your advice that the cleft ( wedge) graft method would work anytime indoor if the seedlings were in complete shade regardless of the season ( spring/summer) . I will try the wedge method on planted seedlings and wrap them in foil for those in the garden like yours . Last night i tried the bud method and wrapped them with foil too for the scions planted already since a year . I will see how things goes, it is my first experience anyways . I had hoped you're near to donate some seedlings because i propagated 150 seeds into seedlings and they look very healthy different brands but they're gonna need a lots of work the rest of the year . God bliss you and have a wonderful rest of your day . Warmest regards . Mohammad
Hello AJ, I used your videos and tips to place 6 grafts from 2 different trees on an appropriately 6 1/2 ft., extremely health 1 1/2 year old tree that grew from seedling (without my assistance-just started under a very old tree we lost). 3 of the grafts were very successful, but my concern/question is: should I trim away branches from the new growing graft so that all the energy goes to the new growth or should I leave it to provide shade for the trunk and the new graft growth. Thank you for your excellent instructions.
Hi! I’m glad your grafts took! I don’t understand your question. Which growth were you considering trimming? Is it growth from the rootstock or the scion?
Another quick question (maybe stupid question) every graft I see is close to thr soil or root, I just had my first 2 successful graft to a seed. As thr tree grows shouldn't the knot where thr graft was done grow upward as well. I'm even sure if thr question I'm asking is making sense 🤓
The knot where the graft was done won’t grow upward. It will always remain at the point where it was done. The scion will grow upward and the trunk will thicken up. Good question
Can anyone tell me if I have a tree coming out of seed Does that mean that the tree needs to be grafted? It will not produce the original fruit from the seed? Thank you !
You can let it grow but it can take many years to produce fruit. Some seed grown trees never produce fruit. Grafting is the way to go if you want fruit faster
Great video. Thankyou. What type of grafting tape do you use? It looks like it sticks on its self. The tape I bought from Bunnings is much harder and you have to the it on. Would love to buy the stuff you have. Also what's a good time to graft? I've tried grafting on my ago plants before But it didn't take. And they were young. I think I've got better info now from you.
Hello Ajmal .... I just discovered you and your fantastic advice and video's, so am now subscribed. I live very near the beach in San Diego so have somewhat sandy soil. I bought and planted 5-gallon 5-foot tall trees ... a Haas and a Fuerte (both appearing to be grafted trunks and neither old enough to have produced fruit yet) in December and they are doing very well, each having plenty of branches and buds developing. Would it be too early to graft a stem from a neighbors Reed and Edranol trees onto either or both of my young trees? All advice is sincerely appreciated.
Thanks for subscribing. You can certainly graft onto your trees. I would graft onto a branch that is as least as thick as a pencil, but the thicker the branch is better in this case. And, I would graft somewhere near the top of the tree, because the tree naturally pushes a lot of its energy towards the top area, so a graft would likely do better there. Hope this helps
@@AJTheGraftMan Will do, Ajmal .... thank you very much for the quick reply. I'll update you as to the success of this in 4 to 8 weeks as I've gleaned from your various videos.
An absolutely perfect taping of grafting an avocado tree. No background music, nor distracting people or animals. Just you instructing your audience. ❤️
I'll call you "Smiling Ajmal". Thank you. You are a real teacher in all respect. I wish you the very best.
Thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated 🙂
Excellent learning right here in Kenya. Will try out grafting in my drier piece of land-Thank you!
Great video.
The follow up made all the difference.
simple straight forward without jumping up and down and throwing things ... I like your style :)
Thanks :) I'm too old to jump up and down.
Like your easy way of explaining the process
Thank you for the detailed step by step instructions with close-ups! You have given me confidence to try grafting mom's Fuerte tree onto several seedlings. I might even attempt a fruit cocktail avocado tree!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching 🥑
THIS! IS THE BEST GRAFTING VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN!!
Wow Thanks! You made my day 😀
Love that you showed results. Thankyou.
Simple step by step...clear and concise!
Tku...
Excellent delivery on a great topic!!
Thanks!
Great video! Easy to understand thank you for the detailed instructions.
Thank you
Wonderful video Thank you for the useful information, your friend from Morocco
Thank you. I love Morocco 🇲🇦
Great video you explained it very well I learned a lot today thanks thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching 👍🏽🌲🥑
10 week u dint eat that orange , eat that orange man, ni nini mbaya na wewe. love from kenya
Lol it’s a sour orange. We use it for cooking. Thanks and love to Kenya 🇰🇪
Awesome information! You have inspired me to do grafting and I have my first three successful GEM and Wurtz grafts on junk avacado rootstock. I also am top working
Just Beautiful , and , to the point !!
Have good teacher my dear
I love your videos! Long time subscriber here.
I think the misunderstanding is the way things worded. We graft scions or budwood from “known cultivars”,These known cultivars would have to have fruited at some time.... probably way back or how else would you know the variety ? Lol. This said you can certainly take budwood from a young tree that itself has not fruited.... But its genetics are from one that has!
I agree, though, its best to graft either ON the main trunk or very close to it on the branch as the scion will be pushed by the main tree to try to replicate the branch that was cut away. If on the end of the branch, the tree may not need to push through new buds, I have used the ends of branches to demonstrate the grafting cuts on large trees, some take some do not.
During the grafting process, We are combining tissue of a superior cultivar ( budwood) with a rootstock or seedling to create a new tree. This tree isnt exactly a clone of of the original as we have added a different rootstock to make a completely new tree. Sounds to be splitting hairs... but In my plant propagation class i got the answer wrong when I answered clone. The correct answer is that grafting is a “ transplant “.
Anyway, I look forward to your next video. Your enthusiasm is unparalleled! Have a Great Day and Happy growing!
Thank you!!🥑
Thanks Jeff! Great explanation and great info. Appreciate your support! :)
Thanks for sharing useful methods of grafting!
Good video, love it!
I always enjoy your videos, AJ, and I learn new things every time! 👍👍
Thanks Neal! 🌴🌳👍🏼
Thank you very much I have learned how to graft an avocado tree.
Thank you for informative video ill keep it for the next grafting that i make since is my first time watching thank you😊.
Great lesson on grafting avacados ,you are a great teacher at this, good job keep them videos coming... 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏
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Wonderful video Thank you for the useful information,
Your videos are so helpful.
Great avo grafting video AJ! I really enjoy watching your avo grafting videos, very informative! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Johnny!
Thanks for all the useful info!
Increíble trabajo ❤😊
Awesome video !!
Great video. Thanks to you, I have tried my first grafts to my mature tree this week. Waiting impatiently to see if it takes. It's Autumn here in South Africa, so I hope the graft will take.
Thanks! Hope your grafts take
I'm in South Africa 2 what province are you grafting in
Just grafted some avocado scions from a nieghbor's on February. Hopefully they take
Not sure how I missed this one but I canceled subscription then resubscribed so I won’t miss any more
Thanks Steve
Am definitely learning something from here ❤❤
ありがとうございます！
Wow that Amazing 🥑
Wow successful....
Woo i like it.i must learn this.zambia
New to grafting . thank you for the video
An interesting approach, I certainly will be trying it...thanks for sharing with us
Hey AJ! Thanks to you I'm totally into grafting. Remember, You sent me to a place where I could get some para film? Cut to a few months later and I have now successfully grafted a Giant Fuyu to a comon persimon tree and it took. I now grafted some Choquette scions and some Hass to my Wurtz. Can't wait to see how that turns out. I have clay in my yard and was wondering what your views are on mound planting as a solution and if you plan to do a vid on that one day. Keep up the good work. You are so knowledgeable about Avocados, I even suspect you might be the guy Gary, from Laguna Hills nursery might have gotten the idea for using honey water to attract the bees. When watching his seminar vid, he admitted to getting it from UA-cam and I suspect it might be your vid posted on the subject. LOL! 👍
Thanks Raymond! That's awesome. I'm glad you're into grafting. It's a fun hobby. Yes I remember. I'm glad you got a successful graft! Mound planting is a great solution for heavy clay soils. I'd like to do a video about it. I know some people who have clay soils and maybe I can do a video with them. Let me know how your avocado grafts do. Thanks for watching
Good work bruh keep the videos coming
fabulous! I have grown 4 trees from seeds, and wish Iʻd seen this before my failed grafting attempts. Hoping to create a successful graft!
Thanks! Good luck with the grafting
You also have a great change in 10 weeks
😂
Wow that Amazing 🥑🥑
Top-worked an adult Hass seed-started tree I have in my yard in Florida. It has two main trunks so I cut one off. Grafted "Oro Negro" onto a water shoot just as you did here. It took and is thriving! Grafted "Nishikawa" onto another shoot; it took but is in the shadow of the Oro Negro growth. So much fun. Decided to cut the other main trunk and am grafting onto the water shoots this week, just getting old enough to wedge graft them....
Nice! I’ve heard Oro Negro and Nishikawa are both awesome tasting fruit. Yeah grafting can get addictive. It really is fun
Good video,shared it on facebook.
Thanks for sharing, but please make sure to mention my channel and other info on the fb share post. Thanks
Thanks alot....I've had no success on mine..but because I didn't use the tape well
Thanks for watching. The tape can be tricky to use at first, but it's super effective once you get the technique
Hi AJ, your Chanel is my avocado training school. Thank you for this wonderful service. Can I buy good and fresh different scion cuttings from you for grafting.
Thank you
Thank you. Where do you live?
I live in Maryland. Thank you
Thank you
Thanks for watching !
Great video. Thanks
Killer. Thanks for sharing bud.
Cambiun allignment is important to have a successful graft.
Yes indeed
At what temperature
Is grafting only applicable from young to old bearing trees
Good video
Great grafting tips on avocado tree's. wonderfully explained. Thank you very much Sir. Can I graft a 3 yr old potted tree? What do I need when I shift my plant to a bigger pot? Potting soil and what else.
Thank you so much!
I did a video about this. Check it out:
ua-cam.com/video/EuwPhXXGje0/v-deo.html
Awesome video!! Thanks!
Great brother! Thank you!!!
Hi, Why my new avocado plant leaves are drying in 2 days and cracking after replanting in a bigger pot, is it because it is sunny and windy where I am keeping the big planters, I applied some gypsum also
thanks,,i enjoy it.i know now how to graft👍😊
always cut tree 500mm, three quaters thru trunkm, and bend over and then graft on cut off part of trunk: works every time!!!!
I have a 10ft sterile avocado. The branches are very large. My friend has a Haas that he needs to prune. I won’t get any scion wood the diameter of my branches so I’ll have to go out on a limb. What would you recommend? A neighbor said to cut the whole tree down and stick a haas into the stump. What do you recommend. Get demonstration!
Thanks! I’ve done a video about grafting small scions onto large trunks. Check it out on my channel!
Thanks again for your response.
My avocado tree is over a year old (planted from a seed)with at least one inch thick trunk.the question is should I craft the trunk ?, or craft the branches that already a pencil size, with different varieties avocado?
Ps.we live in Southern California with(95degree average temperature in the summer )
And the tree planted in a very large (80gallon)container.
Thank you for your help, and please keep the great videos coming.
I would graft the branches with pencil size with different varieties
Great advice, but since its now May 3, for me grafting season is over as all the buds are flushing, as per the intro February has worked the best for me, as you mentioned, grafts done late in the year just seem to sit for months.....thx again for all the great videos.
Thanks. February is great for grafting. Buds should reappear in a month or so, and grafting is possible then, but I'd do it with some sun protection. Thanks for watching.
Thanks a lot dear
Thank you for the awesome step by step video. I have a Haas seedling that is about 4 years old and I would like to graft onto it. I just wonder how you go about getting young scions. (I live in N.California) so avocados are not common. However I am taking a trip to Palm Springs in a couple of weeks and am wondering if this is something that nurseries sell down there?
Look for avocado trees in your neighborhood and try getting scions from them
What is the best weather to grow avocado please kindly information 🙏
Hello, nice video.! Do I need a grown fruit tree to get the stem to graft on a baby avacado plant.? Thank you
Thanks! It’s best to collect from a grown fruit tree, but you can also get a scion from younger trees too
Well explained. Super video 👍
Great what do you look for when choosing the right scion
I’ve done some videos about this. Check it out on my channel 👍🏽
Thanks, Gbu
awesome!
Very cool but I am confused. Looks like 2 trees have been fused together? My neighbor has a tree and I want to take a cutting and turn it into a new tree. Is there another video for that? Lol I feel like I missing something.
Yes fused together. You can do the same with your neighbor's tree. Check out the videos on my channel for more info!
@@AJTheGraftMan Shortly after my comment I went to Home Depot and realized they sell Avocado trees in there (Central FL). They have 7 varieties including Haas. I think I will go that route lol.
I still do not understand what your ultimate goal is though in this video. It’s like you took 2 different trees and turned them into 1? Are you taking 2 trees with good traits and making a better tree?
I just wanted to take a clipping and make it sprout roots to grow a new tree. Anyhow I will subscribe and see what else you do.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!!
Love this i will try this is i work at guava tree
Hi AJ have a Hass tree growing from seed it about 1.4m or about 3.5ft high what to try to graft A and a B variety on this tree can you get a smaller dwarf variety as avacardo trees can get very tall would like you comments thanks
Yes you can graft some small or dwarf varieties onto your tree. I would suggest Kona Sharwil, Wurtz, Pinkerton, Reed. These varieties can be kept small and productive.
Loved and subscribed! I’m in QLD Australia. Got some baby seedlings from seeds. Some of the seedlings have multiple stems. I mean 2 or more shots from 1 seed. How should I deal with it?
Thanks! Welcome! You can graft onto each one if you'd like. I've done it before and it works.
you can also integrate the stems to have a stronger root structure. I already achieved it I have an avocado with a triple rootstock and it thrives very well.
Great stuff bro!
Thank you my brother
😮,my avocado tree is 6 years old in a pot,i just moved in to the garden,is from seed ,there's chance to give 🥑🤞?,i planted for shade ,,
I live 2 blocks away the beach in southern California
Would it make a difference if I cleaned up the budwood the day before separating it from the monther plant in order to give the avocado a day to close allt he wounds from all the old leaves?
That can work yes
Nice one"""good job
HELP!!
I’m in Texas so when we best time for grafting for my avocado tree? Jan & Feb are usually our coldest months? Also my tree has 2 stocks coming from the pit can I split the pit and separate roots to make 2 trees? Last question tree is about a year and half it’s about 3’ tall I didn’t know I was supposed to cut the top to encourage branching is it too late? Thank you in advance
Ajmal, help me out here. If I multi graft my avocado tree with Hass and Fuerte (I know, boring but is what I can get). Will the yield be larger than just having a Hass and spraying with honey? I don't have enough space for a second tree to plant a type B next to my Hass.
Yield might be larger, but not by much. If you graft Fuerte to your Hass tree, what will happen is you will get a longer avocado season, because Hass avocados mature in the spring to late summer, and Fuerte avocados mature in winter to early spring. This gives you an avocado season that can possibly last six months! As long as you can attract pollinators (like bees) to the avocado flowers, you should get plenty of fruit!
@@AJTheGraftMan thanks man, best of luck with the channel, and what a great garden you have
fuerte and hass and gem: perfect polination: thanx
I grew an avocado seed in water and then planted it. It came from an avocado I bought in a grocery store. I don't even remember what kind of avocado it was. I am being told it will not bear fruit if it is not grafted. Is this true? Thanks. I enjoyed your video.
It can bear fruit, but it can take many years to begin bearing fruit, and there’s a chance the fruit will taste bad
@@AJTheGraftMan Not what I wanted to hear but appreciative of your taking the time to respond. I hate pulling out trees. Especially one that I actually got to grow from seed.
I would save it and graft onto it. That way you get fruit faster
Great video!!! Someone gifted me an avocado tree saying it's grafted, but aren't sure (they bought it at a nursery). Is there a way to tell? I see a notch on the sapling. There are two other branches that have grown below this notch though. I am wondering whether they should be removed.
Look for flowers on the tree
Good work ❤thanks
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺🤠 👍 good job I want to graft onto my seed grown big trees that are not bearing fruit so that they are not a total waste of time, what are your thoughts can it be done on big trees?
Thanks. Yes certainly you can graft onto big trees. I’ll do a video about it soon
Could I please cover the avocado buds with Paraflim grafting tape when I am grafting young avocado seedling..?
Can the buds able to brake through to the Paraflim grafting tape ....?
It is very important to me to know ... Please let me know .I am your big fan from Myanmar....
Yes you can cover the buds with the tape. The buds will break through the grafting tape
i grew a tree from pit. it's 11yrs old and have only produce a small fruit once or twice. should i prune off the excess branches or? also, would it help to make it bare fruit by grafting from a fruit baring tree?
Pruning might help, but not much. Yes, Grafting would definitely help it make fruit
@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you. I got some fresh stems from neighbor's fruit bearing tree. now waiting for grafting tape to come.
@@eosme great. Let me know how your grafting goes. Good luck
@@AJTheGraftMan one of my neighbor's avocado tree is already bearing fruit. however, she mentioned it's currently stressed, so i'm not sure if it's due to some disease or not. so probably not a good donor to graft with right?
@@eosme probably not. It’s not a good idea to take scions from stressed trees or graft onto stressed rootstocks
Hey brother wonderful video. When's the best time to graft. Right now it's a very hot summer here in india
Thanks! Best time in my experience is late winter to early spring and late summer to early fall.
@@AJTheGraftMan thanks, will try again next month
Hi . Thank you From Jordan the middle eastern country for your very informative channel . I have a quick question on avocado tree bud and v grafting . I have several seedlings that I propagated from seeds and want to graft them but not sure which methods to use , note we are in late spring here and weather is abundantly warm . Thanks in advance .
Hi. Thank you for watching. I love Jordan 🇯🇴. In my experience, the best method is the cleft graft (also known as wedge graft or V graft). Since it’s warm in your area, I would put the grafted seedlings in partial shade or indoors in a bright room. Once the graft grows and the first leaves mature fully, they can go into the full sun. Hope this helps.
@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you too for your kind reply . To my best of understanding from your advice that the cleft ( wedge) graft method would work anytime indoor if the seedlings were in complete shade regardless of the season ( spring/summer) . I will try the wedge method on planted seedlings and wrap them in foil for those in the garden like yours . Last night i tried the bud method and wrapped them with foil too for the scions planted already since a year . I will see how things goes, it is my first experience anyways . I had hoped you're near to donate some seedlings because i propagated 150 seeds into seedlings and they look very healthy different brands but they're gonna need a lots of work the rest of the year . God bliss you and have a wonderful rest of your day . Warmest regards .
Mohammad
Is it possible to grating 2 types of avocado on one tree? and will the produce 2 kinds of avocados?
Yes it’s certainly possible
Hello AJ, I used your videos and tips to place 6 grafts from 2 different trees on an appropriately 6 1/2 ft., extremely health 1 1/2 year old tree that grew from seedling (without my assistance-just started under a very old tree we lost). 3 of the grafts were very successful, but my concern/question is: should I trim away branches from the new growing graft so that all the energy goes to the new growth or should I leave it to provide shade for the trunk and the new graft growth. Thank you for your excellent instructions.
Hi! I’m glad your grafts took! I don’t understand your question. Which growth were you considering trimming? Is it growth from the rootstock or the scion?
Another quick question (maybe stupid question) every graft I see is close to thr soil or root, I just had my first 2 successful graft to a seed. As thr tree grows shouldn't the knot where thr graft was done grow upward as well. I'm even sure if thr question I'm asking is making sense 🤓
The knot where the graft was done won’t grow upward. It will always remain at the point where it was done. The scion will grow upward and the trunk will thicken up. Good question
Might be a stupid question, but can you graft scions to a grafted tree? Like I have a three year old grafted Holiday but want other varieties on it.
Not a stupid question. The answer is yes you certainly can
@@AJTheGraftMan Awesome! I will try my first attempts in the fall. Thanks for the fast reply.
AJ the link for the parafilm tape on Ebay list a bunch of them. Which of the did you buy? Can you be more specific on the particular Ebay seller?
Can anyone tell me if I have a tree coming out of seed
Does that mean that the tree needs to be grafted?
It will not produce the original fruit from the seed?
Thank you !
You can let it grow but it can take many years to produce fruit. Some seed grown trees never produce fruit. Grafting is the way to go if you want fruit faster
Great video. Thankyou. What type of grafting tape do you use? It looks like it sticks on its self. The tape I bought from Bunnings is much harder and you have to the it on. Would love to buy the stuff you have.
Also what's a good time to graft? I've tried grafting on my ago plants before But it didn't take. And they were young. I think I've got better info now from you.
Thanks. It’s called parafilm grafting tape. Best time is early spring
Awesome ❤
Can i grow avocado tree from its steam?
Hello Ajmal .... I just discovered you and your fantastic advice and video's, so am now subscribed. I live very near the beach in San Diego so have somewhat sandy soil. I bought and planted 5-gallon 5-foot tall trees ... a Haas and a Fuerte (both appearing to be grafted trunks and neither old enough to have produced fruit yet) in December and they are doing very well, each having plenty of branches and buds developing. Would it be too early to graft a stem from a neighbors Reed and Edranol trees onto either or both of my young trees? All advice is sincerely appreciated.
Thanks for subscribing. You can certainly graft onto your trees. I would graft onto a branch that is as least as thick as a pencil, but the thicker the branch is better in this case. And, I would graft somewhere near the top of the tree, because the tree naturally pushes a lot of its energy towards the top area, so a graft would likely do better there. Hope this helps
@@AJTheGraftMan Will do, Ajmal .... thank you very much for the quick reply. I'll update you as to the success of this in 4 to 8 weeks as I've gleaned from your various videos.
That's awesome!