Creating My Own Franken Trees. Do you Have One?

[goodnessatlanta]

I just bought my grafting tool from Amazon and I tested it on my persimmon tree, to see the shape of how the graft will look like and I love the shape. I can't wait from Spring to come and create a frankentree with my container and in-ground figtrees, persimmon tree, pawpaw trees and my apple tree. Two years ago, I ordered 3 in 1 apple tree from a company online and the company didn't send me what I ordered for, instead they send me a Red Delicious apple tree which was not among the three varieties I wanted. Now I can create my own 3 in 1 or 10 in 1 trees. Woohoo. Please share if you have a franken fig tree or franken fruit tree.

 

[julie]

I LOVE grafting. It is so easy and you get quick results. This was my first year grafting so I tested putting a few varieties on a BT rootstock. I can't remember how many survived but I think it was 3-4 out maybe six survived. I ended up airlayering them all and giving them away.

But what was cool was that you only need 1-2 nodes to graft. The other thing I learned was you have to support your grafts for a LONG time. One of my grafts grew to 1.5' so I just put a little stick support on it. Well the wind came along and twisted it off the graft union. Really bummed on that one but lesson learned!

(Also, bud grafting was a 100% failure- on multiple different stocks. 1-0-0-%. Even though it looks easy, I don't recommend it.)

 

[superdave336]

I have grafted several types of fruit trees but not figs because if it dies to the ground you lose your grafts.

 

[goodnessatlanta]

I have grafted several types of fruit trees but not figs because if it dies to the ground you lose your grafts.

My in-ground fig trees survived last year polar vortex cold and snow also without protection. Those are the trees for my franken fig trees

 

[snarfing]

yup! planning on making two apple ones and i might change my sweet cherry with a Adara interstem to some pluerry if they dont turn well/ i have a lot of cracking issues

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

I bought a grafting tool the first week and I have had the chance to use it yet, I’m so looking forward to the chance! I want to graft persimmons, too!

 

[Fig Gazer]

multiple inground frankin figs from 2-3 var. up to around 20 .Mostly whip & toungh grafts ,using a grafting knife . not recomended for zones where things die to ground in winter .potted trees only 1-3 grafts recomended .

 

[snarfing]

oh also im grafting some mulberry soon, i got some "red mulberry" thatended up being a hybrid and am trying to graft over it with a genetically confirmed morus rubra