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Grafting Citrus Trees by Chip Budding in a California Nursery

November 12, 2018 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

This article shows a highly efficient bud grafting technique used for grafting citrus trees in citrus nurseries.

Grafting Citrus Trees by Chip Budding in a California Nursery.
Grafting Citrus Trees by Chip Budding in a California Nursery.

I saw chip budding of citrus performed at TreeSource Citrus Nursery in California’s central valley. Chip budding is a bud grafting technique used for grafting orange trees, grafting lemon trees, and for grafting citrus trees of all varieties. Chip budding to young citrus rootstocks makes it possible to propagate a large number of citrus trees in a small space.Continue Reading

Grafting Citrus Trees Under a Microscope

October 13, 2018 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

California scientists use various techniques, including grafting citrus trees under a microscope, to avoid all graft-transmissible diseases when introducing a citrus variety to the state. Because citrus trees are vulnerable to many graft-transmissible diseases, all citrus varieties to be introduced in California must by law go through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program or CCPP at the University of California Riverside. Using a grafting technique called shoot tip grafting, the CCPP will remove any disease-causing organisms and certify that a variety is healthy for release in California.

Citrus shoot tip grafting.
Citrus shoot tip grafting.

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Growing Citrus from Cuttings – Rooting and Grafting Citrus in One Step

September 30, 2016 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

This guide to growing citrus from cuttings shows how to root and graft a citrus tree in one step.

Grafting and rooting citrus cuttings in one step.
Grafting and rooting citrus cuttings in one step.

Success in rooting citrus trees from cuttings requires the proper temperature, humidity, light levels, and rooting hormone. This guide shows how to grow citrus from cuttings with a good success rate at home without a greenhouse and without accidentally bringing a deadly citrus disease into your yard.

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Grafting Fruit Trees Step-by-Step

September 17, 2016 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

This step-by-step guide to grafting fruit trees shows how to graft a tree using a very useful technique called the Z-graft.

This step-by-step guide shows how to graft fruit trees such as citrus trees with the Z-graft.
This step-by-step guide shows how to graft fruit trees such as citrus trees with the Z-graft.

Z-grafting is a scion grafting technique that is very helpful for grafting trees in situations where the scion and rootstock have different diameters. I have found the Z-graft especially useful for grafting citrus trees when the scion diameter is greater than that of the rootstock. It is useful both for grafting new trees and also to add new varieties to established trees.

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