Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees
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Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees
- 1. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees Prepared by: Rizza M. De Mesa Teacher I
- 2. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering AIR-LAYERING is one method of propagating a fruit tree from an existing one, which will bear fruits sooner, and the fruits will taste same as the mother- plant. Most of the Citrus trees can be propagated by air-layering. I have successfully air-layered the sweet lemon tree at our home garden and here are the step-by-step instructions on how to do air-layering.
- 3. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – The following tools and materials are required to do air-layering 1. A sharp knife 2. Thick cotton thread 3. Clean plastic sheet 4. Hack saw blade (or) a Pruning shears
- 4. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – Select a branch of about one year old and half an inch thick. The branch should be healthy and free from any pest attacks. The best time to do air- layering is when the plant starts growing new leaves
- 5. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering –Make two clean cuts around the branch about one inch apart with a sharp knife.
- 6. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering Peel off the bark between those two cuts.
- 7. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – Make a ball of soil mixed with tree moss or soil mixed with sand and wood ash around the area where the bark has been peeled off. Here I have used soil mixed with sand and
- 8. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering –Wrap the soil using a plastic sheet of right size.
- 9. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – Tie the ends tightly with cotton thread, so that no water or air can enter. – Now you have to wait for about eight to ten weeks, some times more, before rooting takes place.
- 10. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering –After about ten weeks time, my air- layered sweet lemon tree branch has grown roots. You can see the white roots through the plastic sheet.
- 11. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering –Remove the plastic sheet. Now you can see the roots clearly.
- 12. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – Cut the branch just below the rooted portion with pruning shears or with a hack saw blade without damaging the root ball. I have used a hack saw blade as the wood was very hard to be cut with pruning shears.
- 13. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering – Planted the rooted branch in a pot. You can plant it in the ground also if space is available. I got a new sweet lemon tree which will start bearing fruits about an year from now.
- 15. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Whip Grafting Grafting is one of the oldest methods of plant propagation and is standard practice today for various types of fruit trees. Whip grafting is an easy technique for the beginner, and has yielded good results for me with apples, apricots, plums and cherries.
- 16. Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Whip Grafting –There are several other grafting techniques – bud grafting cleft grafting bark grafting
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- Most of us want to plant and grow fruit trees at our home garden or in an orchard for their tasty fruits. There are many ways a fruit tree can be propagated - from seeds, from a nursery-bought seedling or by means of Air-layering. The problem with growing fruit trees from seeds is that it may take very long to bear fruits - some times more than ten years - and there is no guarantee that the fruits will taste same as the one from which you got the seeds.