Grafting help anyone?

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wmcclelion Jacksonville, FL(Zone 8b) May 20, 2010

I have a huge 20+ year old grapefruit tree in my backyard. Not too sure to his type. They are huge, orange, and only slighly bitter. Very nice grapefruit. Anyway, I have tried to graft orange and lemon onto this tree to get a bit more from him. I can't seem to get any grafts to take. Any suggestions? I have been trying T grafts.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) May 23, 2010

I do not have any personal experience with grafting citrus, but i did find a wealth of info that may be of use to you.

http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8001.pdf

http://www.treehelp.com/trees/citrus/propagation-by-grafting.asp

http://www.ehow.com/how_4524900_graft-citrus-trees.html

http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/tree-grafting-budding-and-grafting-fruit-trees/

Additionally, your county agent may have publications/info on grafting techniques in your area.

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wmcclelion Jacksonville, FL(Zone 8b) Jun 01, 2010

Thank you very much for the info. I think I may have to wait until next spring to try it again.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jun 10, 2010

You are most welcome. Good luck

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fruitmentor May 28, 2015

Below are some citrus grafting links that may be helpful.

Step-by-step citrus bud grafting:

http://www.fruitmentor.com/bud-grafting-citrus-trees


Video on budding citrus:

https://youtu.be/l1HSOy-3JGU


Video on bark grafting citrus trees:

https://youtu.be/bEsgiOspZhA

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