Propagation lecture by Roy Beckford, Lee County Lee County AG Agent

Propagation lecture by Roy Beckford, Lee County Lee County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent on September 4, 2013.

Link to download a PDF of "Pruning Mango Trees": http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/AgNatRes/Pubs/Pruning_Mango_Trees.pdf
 
 
Three inner parts of of the scion and stock must line up on both parts of the grafted material: xylem, phloem, cambium. Cambium contact is extremely important.

• scion (new part, shoot)
• stock (root)

Best time to graft is February to May.

Grafted trees bear fruit faster; scion remembers age of mother plant.

Grafting is surgery. Keep tools clean: Budding/grafting tape, knife, pruners.

Whip and tongue graft



Cleft graft

for 4-6 weeks cover w plastic













Bark graft
Uses a nail
For 4-6 weeks cover w plastic
Hard to do but works very well.
















T-budding
















Patch budding












 



Air Layering
Air layer in spring branch size of thumb, Scratch part exposed to soil, USE rooting hormone, sphagnum moss, aluminum foil, check starting 8 weeks, no more 1.25 inch diameter

















Pruning
Prune in SPRING.
Prune so sunlight hits all leaves.
Can use candle wax over cuts.