Grafting Avocado (forum)

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Could anyone confirmed if it is true/fact that you will only be successful in grafting same type of avocado? For example, can I graft a type A (HASS, Pinkerton, Reed, Lamb HASS etc) onto a type B (Fuerte, Bacon, Zutano etc)?

Time: 15th December 2020 3:49pm

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Marmot1 says...
This is a wrong idea/stereotype definitely. As I graft 3 types (2 B types/1 A type) onto one tree, yet, there's a match issue for A/B scions to A/B rootstocks (and this will after the success rate), sometimes, the rootstocks (shepard/bacon)are weak, but after grafting, say, hass scions, they outgrow some on reed rootstock.
Bacon on hass rootstock--I thought it might make bacon a little dwarf, perhaps it truely is (perhaps they should have been bigger than current), however, I noticed one bacon tree on hass is the biggest among types.
I don't have enough samples, and don't want to do any experiments on this.
One thing is sure, several types on one rootstock, the most aggressive one.
It brings up one point--selection, even as small as hass seeds, several of which might become wonderful as rootstocks--then we come to a new stage--clonal rootstocks.

I have an idea, someone can sow zutano/reed/velvick seeds into soil, and irrigate them with tap water (perhaps add more salt), the ones which survived can deal with salty water, and perhaps water clogging.

Time: 17th December 2020 3:41pm

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Markmelb says...
Reed rootstock seems to take both A & B well - i did succeed grafting Ederanol to a Wurtz branch and didn't a marked improvement in pollination - im finding Wurtz trees need to be very to crop reasonably?

Time: 18th December 2020 8:11am

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Avo L134 says...
Ok. The success is more to do with quality of your rootstock and nothing to do with whether it’s type A or B.

Time: 18th December 2020 8:49pm

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