HOW TO GRAFT AN AVOCADO TREE

HOW TO GRAFT AN AVOCADO TREE

**Chapters**

0:00 - Intro, The things you need
2:31 - The scion preparation
4:04 - Lets make a wedge graft
5:12 - The root stock preparation
6:09 - The connection

In this episode i demonstrate how easy it is to graft a piece of a known variety (scion) onto a seedling avocado tree( rootstock).

Most rootstocks are simply seedling trees that are around a year old, although modern practices have developed more complex ways of developing rootstock that are vigorous, more tolerant of poor soil types and more disease resistant.

The benefits of Grafted trees is that they produce fruit sooner than seedlings, as the scion is genetically the same age as the tree the scion came from (mother tree). Also, the fruit is identical to that mother tree.

So from one mother tree you can produce many identical trees through grafting techniques.

There are many benefits of grafting, and anyone can do it. With a little practice you will become a champion grafter in no time.

So dont throw away those seeds. Plant them, grow them on and create your own supply of rootstock to practice your grafting skills

Enjoy.

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