Next year I am going to approach graft different citrus roots on this young tree in order for it to grow stronger faster. It is growing under lights now. If any of you have experience with this kind of graft post your thoughts.

My Nagami to Poncirus Trifoliata failed to fuse in over a half year. I'll pray you have better luck/skill.

Steve

Steve, I want to leave the tape for a longer period, hopefully it takes.

Wishing you and your grafted trees all the best, sunshine! I have no idea what approach grafting is, but I will be sure to look it up. I unwrapped one of my grafts last week and it did not take/fuse, so while disappointed, I wrapped it back up since it is still green and will leave all the remaining grafts taped up for a bit longer. Possibly until spring.

Jinny, if the grafted tissue is green, it has taken :)

Good luck with it sunshine. You are an expert grafter and I expect they will do well!

That's pretty cool. Am guessing you stripped a sliver of cambium on each along the side of the join before wrapping? Wishing you success!!!!

I only left the tape on for a half year because the scion tree died while grafting.

Steve, the plan is to use both roots for the vigorous seedling so it can have larger root system, the smaller seedling will be cut off right above the graft after few months. You know how slow Meiwa grows, actually your Meiwa trees grew really fast under those bucket lights :)

You may like to read this too then: Inosculation

Approach grafting is often used bonsai to fatten up a trunk quickly. In this case the top is cut-off later. Related to this is thread grafting where a thinner younger plant is threaded through the trunk (a hole is drilled first - of course) which is bigger and fatter. Eventually the bottom is cut off leaving a branch in a desired spot. This is difficult since you have to cut off the leaves and have ensure the apical meristem is undamaged when threading.

Tropic, there are many fascinating things that humans have thought of and done in shaping and training of trees. Here is another link on shaping of trees

http://nowiknow.com/circus-trees/

Hi guys, update on the approach graft of Meiwa, it looks like this now:

The tree is 22 inches tall from the top of the soil. I left both roots for the tree to grow faster. Meiwa kumquat grows very slow for me.

Very nice. The Marumi kumquat is the only thing that grows slower than a Meiwa

Steve