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| About the Author Gaston LO Elanora/Gold Coast 11th May 2018 7:28pm #UserID: 18439 Posts: 1 View All Gaston LO's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 12th May 2018 11:33am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 186 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Gaston I don't see any reason why you can't graft a non astringent to an astringent persimmon since they belong to the same species. Normally known persimmon varieties are grafted to D. kaki, D. virginiata or D. lotus rootstocks. Note that two of them doesn't belong to the same species but they belong to the same genus. Americans prefer the rootstock D. virginiata (it's native to U.S.) for cold tolerance. In Australia the preferred rootstock is D. kaki because it is more compatible to the normal persimmon than the other two. It is also worth mentioning that only 60% on average will be successful with grafting even for seasoned grafters that's why persimmon trees is a bit more expensive than other fruit trees because of the higher mortality rate. The preferred method of grafting among pros is whip and tongue, you can also try approach, budding or wedge. Grafting is traditionally carried out during the dormant season. If i were you i would graft more to hedge my bets. Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 12th May 2018 5:51pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 567 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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