Grafting Citrus Trees with the Patch Bud - Making a Fruit Cocktail Tree

Patch budding is a method of grafting citrus trees that is very easy and that gives a high success rate.

In the past year I performed many patch bud grafts of citrus and found that it works very well as a technique for adding new varieties to an existing citrus tree to make a multi-grafted citrus cocktail tree. Although the particular graft demonstrated in this tutorial is of a Mato Buntan pummelo, I also found that patch budding works well for grafting orange trees, grafting lemon trees, and grafting lime trees. I expect that it would work well for any type of citrus.

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Ordering citrus budwood from the CCPP:

Other citrus grafting techniques:

In California, the collection of any citrus propagative materials, including budwood and seeds, from non-registered sources is illegal. Any citrus trees grown or grafted in California must come from source trees registered with either:
(1) The Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, or
(2) The Citrus Clonal Protection Program, located at the University of California at Riverside.

[Fruitmentor]

Many people have asked for an update on the tree. A few months ago I did a live stream from my garden. It shows this new branch that I grafted loaded with fruit here:
Opening and tasting a pummelo here:

[metalstalin]

I will never use this information in my life, but I found it absolutely fascinating to know.

[HH-xkbk]

Very knowledgeable. Nothing I respect more than a man who knows his craft.

[joeyazzz]

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Youtube algorithm: WANA KNOW HOW TO GRAFT CITRUS TREES

[rowdyron]

I learned about this in agriculture class. We each got our own citrus trees but instead of the patch procedure, we actually graphed the whole branch. It was very cool. My graph came out perfect and it grew to be a full grown orange tree with lemon tree branches growing out of it. It also produced oranges and lemons. It was pretty cool!

[MannyXVIII]

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[wyattc]

im so confused, yet so interested in Frankenstein trees. thanks youtube

[colleenharrison]

Ever since my horticulture class I've been wanting to see a visual play-by-play of this, this goes in my watch later.

[Handthingg]

I have no idea why this was recommended, but I am INVESTED in this info

[Unseen-ecrp]

this was in my recommended today i have never been interested in this kind of thing whatever it is lets watch anyway

[jamesjanisko]

Thanks Algorithm, for inserting something new. I’m off to buy citrus clippings.

[azgardener]

Just wanted to thank you for your grafting instructions. Last year, following your directions, i succesfully grafted 3 new varieties on 2 of my trees. Im going to do it again this year. Thank you

[BarackBananabama]

I've been working with dead trees for many years. Your way of carpentry is highly inspirational! Life really matters!

[SourBramble]

I'm not entirely sure what I just watched, but it was interesting.

[probablyaparent]

Just changed my grafting game with that vinyl tape. My grandad passed before he could pass that particular tip. Much appreciated!

[BoneDaddy]

Honestly I had no idea you could do this and tree diseases were such a serious thing. Thank you for this interesting information 👍🏻

[jakford]

What you are doing is crucial to long term sustainability. Thank you!

[mikimbley]

Who else found this while scrolling through YouTube at midnight?

[limonadiautomaattimekaanikko]

I have never watched a single video about grafting citrus trees before this, but YouTube just decided that today is the day that changes.

[easygrows]

Grafting, Cuttings and Clones, awesome stuff that is. I have seen Jaboticaba trees never fruit at all, then you take an air layered cutting from a fruiting tree and it produces after only a year :D