Grafting avocado trees is fun and rewarding. Avocados are some of the healthiest fruit you can eat, and they are so expensive at the store. Why not grow them at home? You can get fruit faster and tastier with grafting. Like and Subscribe!
Varieties I grafted onto this tree are Nimlioh, Nabal, Jan Boyce, Hellen and Kona Sharwil. These varieties are special and rare, and they should be preserved and spread to the masses. They are delicious, unique, and deserve more recognition. Now that this grafting project is complete, these 4 varieties are growing on this tree, and all of them have different characteristics. They all mature at different times of the year, giving me an extended avocado season!
Contact me at [email protected] if you want a grafted tree like the one in this video! I have a mobile grafting service for folks in my area. I graft all sorts of fruit trees, including Avocados, Apples, Pears, Figs, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Tangerines, Stone Fruits (Peaches, Apricots, Plums, etc.), Mulberries, Mangoes, Cherimoyas, Pomegranates, Persimmons, Jujubes, and Grapes. I also do pruning, tree planting, and yard consultations!
Link to the grafting tape:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=parafilm+grafting+tape&_sacat=0
Link to the Olfa Utility Knife / Box Cutter:
https://www.olfaproducts.com/olfa-xh-1-model-1071858-design-series-ratchet-lock-xhd-cutter.html
0:00 – 0:29 – When to Graft Avocado
0:30 – 1:11 – A look at the Avocado varieties
1:12 – 1:41 – Tools I Use to Graft
1:42 – 2:17 – Sanitizing Tools to Prevent Infection, Bacteria and Fungus
2:18 – 2:51 – How Long Can I Store Scions?
2:52 – 3:59 – Describing the Tree I Will Graft Onto, aka the Rootstock Tree
4:00 – 4:59 – Preparing the Nimlioh Avocado scion (Our desired variety)
5:00 – 5:57 – The Special Attributes of the Grafting Tape
5:58 – 6:28 – Cutting the Rootstock Tree to Prepare it for a Graft
6:29 – 7:37 – 1st Step of the Modified Cleft Graft
7:38 – 9:04 – Cutting and Inserting the Scion into the Rootstock
9:05 – 10:10 – Making a Small Adjustment
10:11 – 11:12 – Finishing the Graft with More Tape
11:13 – 11:31 – The Plans to Put More Varieties on the Tree
11:32 – 12:30 – The Aftermath of the Project
12:31 – 14:25 – The Results! 10 Weeks Later
14:26 – 15:12 – Contact Me if You Want Your Trees Grafted!
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Very informative good job thanks for sharing.
Do you sell avocado scions?
I wanna see you get your hands on the Oro Negro variety. The story of Hass is very interesting, “A man kept it as a root stock but it never took his grafts, so he let it grow out, he was going to remove the tree, but his daughter loved the taste so he kept it, patented it and sold the patent for only $5,000.”
What’s up AJ thanks for your videos man! I was wondering if I could buy some scion wood from you I’m located in Mountain View California.
good job another successful graft keep it up abd power to your channel.
Very informative👍
Hi AJ. I like how I can scroll along the timeline of the video and you have labeled the different tasks at those moments in the video. I like how the branches are low on the rootstock plant – the Reed Seedling – and it seems as though it will make for lower scaffolding branches and you can prune it better to keep it low. That will be a popular tree. Thanks for the video. And your Jan Boyce scion being an "A" type flowering tree will help to pollinate the the Nimlioh, Sharwil, Nabal, and Hellen scions which are all "B" type scions. If the Reed seedling is like its parent, you will have another "A" type scion to help the cause. How do you keep the camera so steady for the videos? Are you using your phone or a camera? – Neal in Anaheim
how much money do you charge for grafting avocado tree. Mine is 5 yrs old and un grafted i recently found out about avocado not growing true to seed. By the way i live in anaheim , california , and i sent you a email.
I only wish I had viewed your video on grafting a couple of years ago during the pandemic. I grafted my apple tree with another variety of apple. Little success 2nd year. Some years ago, in Pacific Beach a neighbor had a avocado/pear tree. Pears had a similar meat only sweeter.
Super!
Best avocado grafting video I’ve seen! Great job! Where do you find the Scions to graft? I have been growing a lot of route stock for the last five or six years but I have not been able to find avocado trees to take healthy cuttings from. (I’m in nor cal)
Awesome man! Love the t-shirt!
Why not transplanting the tree while it's young? It's sad you want to cut it down.
Hi Aj! From Portugal, you are an expert on grafting, I am amazed at your knowledge.and technique. We all learn a lot from you keep up the good work.
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Where is the link to buy that California Avocado tee? Love it!
How do you consider on rootstock
The tree is so weird i think it will be grate variety you shouldn't grafted it let's it. You can try grafting on new tree .
I love the part where you spoke about the different varieties of avocados 🥑 very informative!
I did not realize there were so many varieties of avocado. New peep here. It is easy to follow your process. you are so thorough about how you are doing the graft.
Hi AJ, where did you get the Nimlioh scion?
I live in Santa Barbara. The flower buds on the avo trees here have already sprouted and grown for about 3 weeks now. Is ok to try and graft now or should i wait until next week or a different season? thanks for the video
Hi Aj, your video was suggested and now you have a new subscriber. Do you sell any of your avocado scions? Would like to buy some.
Hi AJ I live in LA área. Do you do grafting or where can i get some scions
Thank you it was so clear!!
Excellent results per your usual. You make it look easy!
Good morning, I will like to know if you sell avocado trees, I reside in Kissimmee, Florida.
Thank you
Would love a update again some time.
Hi A.J. Love your videos and you have encouraged me to try my hand at grafting. Thank you. I have a healthy 8 ft. Zutano tree that I'm going to use for grafting(not very fond of it's fruit) Do you sell scions of the varieties mentioned in this video, or know where I can buy some? I already have the more common varieties so i'm looking for something a little different. Kona Sharwil, Gwen, Hellin, I Thank you ahead of time for any information.
Love it man. Been watching your videos on avocados for years. Learned so much. Would love to get a Pinkerton scion. Where can I find them?
Don't you have to graft it at rootstock?
Do you ship any of your branches for us to graft that aren't in your area?
Next time you are on vacation in Hawaii, namely Kona, you can stop by my place and graft to your hearts content…
Do you do scion exchanges? I have most of the local cultivars….