Grafting citrus

[tathraman]

I want to graft a lime onto a lemon. I've done a lot of searching and
haven't been able to find a site that shows in detailed diagram or
illustrations, how to do this. Can some kind gardener point me in the
right direction?
TIA
David

[David Hare-Scott[_2_]]

tathraman wrote:
> I want to graft a lime onto a lemon. I've done a lot of searching and
> haven't been able to find a site that shows in detailed diagram or
> illustrations, how to do this. Can some kind gardener point me in the
> right direction?
> TIA
> David

The basics are in many books, you could try your local council or TAFE
library or asked them to get some on interlibrary loan. It is a part of
TAFE horticulture courses, I was shown by a TAFE teacher but if you are in
fact at Tarthra that may be a way off. I wouild be amazed if there were not
many web site with pictures. Like this

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/98-005.htm
or
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/propagation/grafting.html

David

[Dave -Turner[_3_]]

Its pretty much the same procedure as grafting an orange onto an orange, or
mandarin onto a mandarin, or lime onto a lime, so dont bother searching for
specific lime-onto-lemon grafts, just search for general citrus grafts

[John Savage]

tathraman > writes:
>I want to graft a lime onto a lemon.

Are you wanting to convert a young lemon tree into all lime, or
just change one brach of the lemon into a branch of lime? If the
latter, is the donor a tree in the ground, or is it a young plant
in a pot which you could move to sit right alongside the lemon tree?
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)