Gigantea Goumi and Wang Bo Goumi graft grow journal 2025

[Fishinjunky]

Today we grafted 4 Wang Bo Goumi and 2 Gigantea Goumi on Autumn Olive rootstocks. We dug up the Autumn Olive rootstocks last April potted them an let grow all last summer.
We did cleft grafts wrapped in parafilm then splicing tape over the parafilm. I wrapped the scion with only parafilm.
Im disabled with no finger function so my mom does all the grafting I just talk her through how to do it.

I'm going to keep this thread updated with their progress.

The Wang Bo scions are from nuttrees.net
Wang Bo is supposed to be larger than Carmine an almost as big as Gigantea

The Gigantea scion is from a private collector and I can't disclose their information.
Gigantea is supposed to be the largest Goumi variety

 

[RandyK]

How exciting! Yes, please keep us updated.

 

[ktrain]

Very nice and tidy, I'm sure they will do great.
I've just been too busy to sit down and graft.

 

[Fishinjunky]

How exciting! Yes, please keep us updated.

I will gor sure. I'll update this thread regularly

 

[Fishinjunky]

Very nice and tidy, I'm sure they will do great.
I've just been too busy to sit down and graft.

Thanks. I gotya.

 

[OldFiggyLubber]

Definitely interested in grafting my Goumis to my new Autumn Olive plants. I can never order Goumis in time before they are gone.

 

[Fishinjunky]

Definitely interested in grafting my Goumis to my new Autumn Olive plants. I can never order Goumis in time before they are gone.

yea they sell out fast

 

[Trustyfarms]

I had not heard of these Goumi varieties until your post so hopefully they take and grow well for you. I remember we both ordered Tillamook a couple years back around the same time and mine has produced good sized fruit how has yours done?

 

[Fishinjunky]

I had not heard of these Goumi varieties until your post so hopefully they take and grow well for you. I remember we both ordered Tillamook a couple years back around the same time and mine has produced good sized fruit how has yours done?

Yep I thought you had ordered one when I did. Mine is doing good and producing good. Last season I tested how long to let them hang after turning red. At 10 days they had no astringency and were delicious and sweet

 

[Figless]

@Fishinjunky I love this thread, thank you so much for posting it. I always learn a lot from you.

 

[Trustyfarms]

Yep I thought you had ordered one when I did. Mine is doing good and producing good. Last season I tested how long to let them hang after turning red. At 10 days they had no astringency and were delicious and sweet

Good to know I’ll give that a try this year!

 

[SubmarinePete]

I haven’t heard of these, but admittedly I don’t know a lot about Goumi. Have you heard any reports on their taste?

 

[Fishinjunky]

@Fishinjunky I love this thread, thank you so much for posting it. I always learn a lot from you.

Your welcome

 

[Fishinjunky]

I haven’t heard of these, but admittedly I don’t know a lot about Goumi. Have you heard any reports on their taste?

They are really tough plants easy to grow. Unripe they are astringent but if you let them hang for 10 days after turning red they are sweet taste like high high c drink with no astringency

 

[Figtex]

They are really tough plants easy to grow. Unripe they are astringent but if you let them hang for 10 days after turning red they are sweet taste like high high c drink with no astringency

I went down a Goumi rabbit hole and purchased several varieties this year. I bought Sunrise Ruby from Burnt Ridge, and grafted Catharine’s Find, Pippa, and Large Carmine onto eleagnus rootstock. Hoping my grafts take.
Good luck with yours. I look forward to hearing how yours taste and whether the different varieties taste different

 

[Fishinjunky]

I went down a Goumi rabbit hole and purchased several varieties this year. I bought Sunrise Ruby from Burnt Ridge, and grafted Catharine’s Find, Pippa, and Large Carmine onto eleagnus rootstock. Hoping my grafts take.
Good luck with yours. I look forward to hearing how yours taste and whether the different varieties taste different

Awesome I'm really interested in the size of those varieties you grafted

 

[Fishinjunky]

GOUMI GRAFTS UPDATE DAY 17

all 4 of the Wang Bo grafts have buds swelling and both of the 2 Gigantea grafts have buds swelling.

Sorry about the blurry pictures

Gigantea graft

Gigantea graft




Wang Bo graft

Wang Bo graft

Wang Bo graft

Wang Bo graft

 

[Fishinjunky]

GOUMI GRAFTS UPDATE DAY 54

1 of the Wang Bo is doing good the other 3 have broken bud but slow growing. Neither of the Gigantea have broken bud.

 

[superdave336]

Very cool. Grafts look good. I know nothing about goumi.

 

[ktrain]

Brother you may just have to join the master gardeners of your area!

Looks great man, will keep watching to see how they progress.