How to Cleft Graft a Dragon Fruit Part 1
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2019
- Step by step video on how to successfully Cleft Graft a Dragon Fruit with all the materials needed.
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This channel is a great resource both for beginner growers as for professional growers who are just finding out about the succulent c. and want to learn more. I've been attempting to grow Dragon Fruit in northern Tuscany for last six months, testing all your grafting techniques; great videos! thank you
I find the grafting so fascinating! Whoever figured this out in the past is a genius. I would never come up with this on my own in a million years!
Actually Theophrastus which was an ancient Greek philosopher invented grafting
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I tried this graft and after 1 month it took super good, I grafted a palora also on a Red Stock, thank you Richard
Could you tell me if a new variety can be obtained with this intake?
@@JuanPerez-gb9sm no grafting doesn’t create a hybrid, the rootstock thinks the grafted top is it’s own and feeds it and the top feeds the rootstock but the top is what ends up growing the rootstock is just the bottom part
Ooooooy laging present ako dito... watching your grafting again my friend and tambay of course
Thanks for always watching! Show all your friends so they can also watch and subscribe.
@@GraftingDragonFruit always welcome my friend.....
Excellent ways of crafting well explained easy to understand. Thank you.
Awesome Graft demo 👍thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thank you 😁
Aqui Pereira do sítio Buritizinho Abaeté MG Brasil agradecendo pela dica.
Thanks for this tutorial, I will do this right now, I already have a Pithaya plant on the ground planted from seeds but it have more than 3 years without any fruit, so, I will try this with some branches that gift me a neightbour from her Pithaya plant who is already giving fruits. Hope this can help to have fruits soon from my plant.
Thanks a lot
Is there a reason for doing it this way? Why couldn’t the cutting be directly planted into the soil?
Hi I'm following your videos. Very useful. Keep that great work. From Brazil.
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Bravo!!!
Awesome video, very educational. And awesome looking tattoo, by the way. I’m going to try this grafting for my red flesh pitaya. Thank you
Hi May Fontanez, thank you for watching, I appreciate your kindness! I wish you nothing but success on your grafts. Good luck! You’ll do great.
How’s it going is the dragon fruit Healthy
Now I know what to do with my columbiana yellow. Thanks for this demo!
You’re very welcome! I wish you success on your grafts. Good luck, I know you’ll do well!
Every since I watched this video this has been my "go to" method of grafting and I have been 100% successful so far. Thanks Richard!
Awesome, about t do my first one. Roughly how many now have you done?
@@sandiago7564 To date? I'm not sure. I lost count.
@@drag_on_nation So between 3 to 12+?
@@sandiago7564 I've done a few for my channel and many off camera to sell or give away.
@@drag_on_nation Alright got it. You've done 3 I'll guess since your being purposely vague.
I started grafting (dragon fruit +cactus) for 1 week already. Hope to successful for this.
I'm going to try grafting a yellow dragon fruit to a mature unknown variety using this method. Thanks!
question, when you graft the palora on the purple stalk, what kind of fruit you would get??/
Hello Richard is it possible to graft multiple variety on the one main root stock
Thanks your shearing
Very nice didn’t know you could graft dragon fruit thanks
You're welcome!
Thanks for the very helpful video! Is this your favorite type of grafting technique when you have a large cutting? Also, would it be beneficial to cut more material off the back side of the scion, so that the cambium on BOTH sides of the scion touches the cambium of the rootstock?
Hi David, I’m glad you found my videos helpful. Thanks for watching! I would definitely say this is my favorite grafting technique when I have small or large cuttings. It’s a simple way of keeping things together without it getting lose and anyone can do it with the right guidance like this video you watched. I’ve tried other methods and found this to be universally easy for anyone to try even if you’ve never graft before. The trick is always lining up the cambium layers with each other. I’ve tried both ways when I shave off more on the back so the scion can match on both sides but my results always end up the same. I shave only a little on the back now because one time I accidentally shaved off to much and thinned out the cambium from both sides. Lol oops, so that’s my experience with that. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the additional details. I’m excited to try out this technique. One more question-do you get a high success rate with this graft?
David, I get about a 90% success rate when doing the “Cleft Graft” method. The only time it would fail on me is if I misaligned the cambium layers with each other. If those always line up you’ll always get a good bond between the graft and rootstock. One more advice I want to add is if you want HIGH success rate they are best grafted when you cut the scion 1.5 - 2 inches deep, they are strongest when graft this way.
I tried your cleft method, and it worked really well. Did 2 grafts and they both took. After several weeks, they sprouted new growth. I like the method because the scion is well-stabilized after insertion.
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What should I use as a rootstock. I’ve heard that the moon cacti you can buy at places like Walmart work. Any suggestions on what to use?
Hi Richard, learning constantly about the dragon fruit as last season was my first. Can you tell me the reason for the cleft graft, does it enable a young limb, if grafted to a more established limb, to produce fruit quicker??
Yes it shortens the journey of growing from scratch
Is it preferable to graft same age plants to same hardness of cabion or can age differences make no difference to success in L shape grafting
I'm so glad I saw this! I will definitely be giving this a try. But do you know if there are any particular varieties that are good to use as rootstock?
Hi David Stack, I’m glad you found this demonstration helpful. Particular varieties that are great rootstocks would be your vigorous growing varieties like Vietnam White. They get real big and grow fairly quick in a short amount of time. So it has been my go to variety when I am grafting. It’s large branches makes it easier to handle. They are very hardy variety that can withstand hot and cold tempeture very well. Hope this helps!
@@GraftingDragonFruit Yes, thank you! I've been grafting for years, but never thought of grafting dragon fruit until today.
David Stack grafting dragon fruit is fairly new and not talked about a lot. That is why I created this channel, to spread the new and innovative way to increase the speed and growth of young dragon fruits. Thank you for watching and I hope you have success on your dragon fruit grafts. I’m here to answer any questions if needed.
Thanks for the great video. One question please. I have about 112 dragon fruit plants that I'd like to graft four different color on one plant. Is there a specific color of fruit I should use as a base for the grafting? Again, thanks for the great video.
Did you root the remainder of the cutting or did you use segments to make additional grafts? I have a Palora cutting and thought I might cut it up into 4 pieces to make 4 grafts but was wondering if you only used tip portions for scions. Thanks
I used the whole branch and made 5 segments of grafts with it. You can do the same as you just described to me. It's better if you graft them then let it root. They will grow faster once you graft the segments.
the best tutorial! thank you so much for sharing!
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Thank you. Bi don’t have a plant I like to watch you
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Please what kinds of dragon did you graft? Is it yellow palora on purple dragon.? Thank you for your useful videos.. Greetings and best wishes from Egypt
Very cool & awesome tricks to graft them but doing this does it make them grow & fruit faster or no..
Great stuff 👍🏽. I grafted a yellow variety on to an American beauty, could I expect the fruit to come quicker? Also, yellows are known to fruit later in the year, can the graft have the fruit produce earlier in the year? Lastly, does the fruit taste change at all from the graft of two different varieties? 🤔
Yes, you can expect the fruit to come quicker. When you graft onto a mature rootstalk it increases growth and nutrition to your graft which will result in fruiting in less amount of time. Yellows, fruit the same when season comes. As long as it gets a lot of sun and the weather is warm they will produce fruit. The fruit doesn’t change taste when grafted, it’s only borrowing it’s root system to increase its growth. The graft will be true to its taste.
Grafting Dragonfruit thanks for all the info. Grafting is so cool
@@GraftingDragonFruit Awesome inputs. Thanks!
Hey Richard make a video where you give an explanation the benefits of each type of graft. I have watched lots of your videos and maybe I missed something but it would be good to have this all in one video.
Thank you for the suggestion, this will make a great video for anyone that’s getting into grafting dragon fruits.
what are the benefits of cleft grafts?
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Hi, I have been growing the two dragon fruit cuttings my brother gave me since Aug. 2019. I don't know what kind they are and my brother doesn't know either...so I grow them in the same pot. Now the bigger cutting(which was about 9") has grown a stem which is about 8" and the smaller cutting (was about 6") has grown a stem about 6"...so my question is should I let it grow bigger and allow roots to be stronger before I graft them? When I do graft them, do I need to find another cutting of DF of another kind or I can use them to graft each other but since I don't know which kind they are, does it matter? Oh gosh, I think I am confusing you....as I am getting confuse myself...sorry...lol. Thank a million.
Why is grafting necessary?
i ask the same.....
It’s not necessary, but it is done to combine certain traits to make a better plant. For example, if you want a slow growing variety to grow quickly, you would graft a vigorous growing variety as the root stock and the slow growing variety on the top. This way, you can get a fast growing plant.
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Thanks a lot, you have a great day ...
You're welcome! Have a great day as well! Thank you
How big should they be for grafting? I have a heap of tony ones.
Thank you for the great idea
great video !!! I learned a lot and how long does it take to remove the plastic?
3 to 5 days to remove the plastic bag
@Grafting Dragon Fruit hello !!is it possible to graft a small 2 month old plant to an older one?? Thank you for the answer
Wow great video with nice information What is best rootstocks you can go for grafting
thank you 😊
Cool, thank you.
You’re welcome.
Hello my question with the grafting of any type is what happens if the root stock that you using below is a different variety and begins to send out branches what should you do.
Off topic, but your dog is so cute!
Thank you! Her name is Lexi and she’s a French bulldog. We love her very much!
Should I need to use only tip of the stem for L graft or can I use middle portions of the stem also for L graft.
Bro how to apply Epsom salt if my dragons fruit branches turn into yellow..
Shasha, mix 1tbsp of epsom salt per gallon of water. Mix it and let it dissolve all the way and feed it to your dragon fruits once a week until you see that it has improved.
What kind of tape do you use?
nice
Can you explain why you need to put a bag on it? And where did you get tat that long ziploc at?
Which is the best variety rootstock to graft Dragon fruit pls pls reply.
with these grafts, will the dragon fruit have new growth below the graft??
I just purchased a dragon fruit cutting that I am going to root. The cutting is quite large over 12”. Is it possible to just cut 6” off the top of the same plant once the cutting has rooted and then use it to graft onto the same plant? Thanks!
Where did you get you polara yellow dragon fruit plant I have been wanting that variety for a long time but I can’t find it anywhere . And amazing video bye the way 😊😊😊.
If you have any more cuttings I am more than willing to buy some off of you I live in Anaheim,California
I got the Palora yellow Dragon fruit from germinating the seed. I grafted my seedling onto a mature rootstalk to enhance growth so now I have cuttings to use as other grafting methods. If you watch the How to graft a dragon fruit seedling video that I have on my channel it will also help you get yellow dragon fruit cuttings in a short amount of time. Thanks for watching! I will have some cuttings available in the next year when they have fully matured. Stay tune to see when I release to the public for sales.
@@GraftingDragonFruit i am looking for yellow dragon fruit cuttings. Are they available Now?
Many people in your city sell yellow dragon fruit with roots
How long it takes to get fruit.
Like watching your vids! Do you have yellow dragon fuit plant?
Thanks for watching my videos! Yes, I have yellow dragon fruit plants.
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My pleasure! Ah how much do you sell for cutting? And where are you located at?
My Yellow varieties are out of stock until Spring time. You can check with me again around that time for availability. I’m from California. They will be $15 each for Colombian Yellow or $20 for Ecuador Yellow this one will be limited.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Ca where? Im from bay area.
Can you graft two of the same varieties?
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Sorry if I missed a video but where do you order your different dragon fruit flavors from
Thanks again.
Hi Richard, thanks for posting these videos! I also saw on the Wallace Rance Dragon Fruit farm that they have a Wallace Ranch Graft Hybrid. Their description states "The Wallace Ranch Graft Hybrid is a new variety created by Julio Robles. It was done by grafting young vertical halves of Sugar Dragon and Vietnamese White together, removing new growths of sugar dragon and Vietnamese white branches." Can you post a video that shows how to do this??? THanks!
Do not buy though, because grafting cannot make new varieties. They can have a bigger fruit on their own graft because nutrition is reinforced from 2 branches, but I highly doubt that would make a fruit of normal weight of 200gr become 800gr. When they sell you the cutting it's merely a sugar dragon cutting! From the description they split the 2 stems all the way from top to bottom and tied them together, similar technique to 2 root stocks on 1 tree which make the plant grow at the speed of 2.
The owner of Wallace Rance farm doesn't seem to know what he's doing.
Thanks a lot 👌👍🙏
Very good
Thank you, Efjah Khan!
What will happen if you graft a yellow dragon fruit plant to the red/white flesh variety?
If you Graft a yellow dragonfruit onto a red or white flesh. You will only get Yellow dragonfruit, what grafting does it it allows the grafting material to borrow its rootstalk to feed itself to grow faster and stronger quicker. Which will result in a yellow dragonfruit in your scenario.
I love yellow dragon fruit but don’t know where to buy it locally. So I grow the yellow dragon fruit from the seeds I saved. Can you graft a yellow dragon fruit branch to a red dragon fruit based? Then the yellow dragon fruit won’t lose its character and taste when it bears its own fruit right? Hope you have time to answer my question. Thank you
Hi VX, Yes that is correct! If you use the red dragon fruit as your base rootstalk and graft the yellow dragon fruit onto it. They won’t change characteristics. Your yellow dragon fruit will keep all its characteristics and mature and fruit quicker for you.
Is the plant a hybrid or does it become the grafted plant?
It will become the grafted plant. The scion will produce its own fruit and not change its genetics.
White to red plant can we graft?
What type of Tape do you use
I use medical tape called micropore tape that can be found on amazon or your local pharmacy store. I like using this type because it has the ability to stretch and stick very well to surface. Keeps things lodged in and tight.
What is the fastest grafting method?
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Thank you
Inserting the scion always gives me a thrill. 😉
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Where can I buy the cladode thorn pliers from dragon fruit?
Bro u are the dragon fruit master
When is a good time to graft these plants? thanks
Hi Sophie, the best time to graft dragon fruit is in the growing season. Which is March-October!
What is the tape that you're using?
why don't you split a V wedge? like 10 degrees or so, to insert the graft.
This graft method has a higher success rate of surviving.
@@GraftingDragonFruit Hello! When is the best time to graft your df? Is it ok to graft it even it you just planted your dg for a a few days? Thanks!
What is the purpose of grafting? Why do you graft a yellow to a purple?
Hi, my dragon fruits branches keep turning yellow. Do they need shade? How often should I water them?
Thanks,
Hi Trang Nguyen, if your branches are started to turn yellow then its a sign that there is too much direct sunlight on that branch to handle. Moving it into the shade for a portion of the day when the sun is at the most intense heat will definitely help it improve. Also if the yellowing continues then your Dragon Fruit might be lacking Iron and Magnesium. You can feed this to them by adding EPSOM salt to water and feeding that to them once a week. 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt per 1 gallon of water will be your ratio to mix.
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will it speed up growth if graft one variety onto the same variety? eg if I graft american beauty onto american beauty or vietnam white onto vietnam white??
I'm still new to all this but what's the reasoning for cleft grafting?
Hi Isidro, grafting allows the plant to grow quicker and shorten the amount of time it needs to produce fruits.
@@GraftingDragonFruit thank you for the information
And what kind dragon fruit are made by using cleft method sorry new to this but ready to start my own garden and please show how to grow in condominium buildings would appreciate thanks
What does the bag do?
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From where I can get some cutting?! Who can help?! It looks so easy and beautiful plant.
Oh I'm from Algeria in case some would be kind to send me some cutting or even seeds, i'll be so grateful.
Hello, I can't do international shipping from my country. The laws prohibits it without out proper paperwork.
Hi nice job.I want to ask you when or what period of the year is appropriate for grafting
Mar - Oct is good time to graft. It's a growing season.
@@cansarratt3407 thanks!
Were did you get the your palora?
Hi Sm Pm, I got my palora from a seed. I bought the fruit and grew them, then grafted them as seeds. And now have cuttings from my seedlings to use in this cleft graft video.
ok if you plan on selling cuttings have me on your list please
Hi Richard, I have successfully grown healthy dragon fruit plants. I wonder what variety these are. I suspect these are the self sterile ones since the pistil protrudes high above the anthers.
My question is, can I buy or ask from you the white vietnamese variety or whatever fast growing specie you recommend.
I will use it to cross pollinate the existing one that I have.
Hope you can help on this matter. Thank you.
I didn’t know there where different ways to graft dragon fruit
Do you have to graft dragon fruit to get a harvest? This is fascinating but why do the grafting?
Why put a bag on after grafting? Also why plastic? Can paper bag do the same?
Ok i dont know if i have watched all of your videos i wanna say i have anyways so grating methods is there a reason for the diferent methods
Hi witch way is faster cleft graft or flat
Hi Chrif, I believe in my experience that the cleft graft is easier to do and I have been having 90% success rate through this method.
Thanks how long to access
Do you sell cuttings?
Why did you cut the base with the back of the knife blade?
You didn't mention anything about washing your hands beforehand?
I red somewhere that keeping it sterile and clean is very important but of course I am not sure...
I have hips of DF BUT they never gave me fruits- I get lovely huge flowers but this is it just flowers no fruits
I have tried hand pollination with brush ABD my hand but nothing worked
Thanks fir the lovely video!!
Where are you located ? Australia?
Hi Sasha Li, if you are hand pollinating your DF flowers and still not having success this might mean you need to cross pollinate them with a different pollen source from another dragon fruit variety. Some DF can’t accept pollen from their own flower so you have to introduce different ones from other flowers. This will help your fruits stay on and prevent it from falling off.
I’m from California 😁
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