Thanks,

I took a look and identified what looked like the point where the
passionfruit was grafted onto the main stock.

There were 5 additional "branches" that were growing from the main root
before the graft so I cut these off and left only the "branches" after
the graft point.

Maybe too much energy was going into the root stock that the grafted
part did not get sufficient nutrients to flower. Would this sound about
right ?

wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:22:17 GMT, David wrote:


Thanks for your reply.

What is the graft and how do I identify it ?

The just appears to me as branches and leaves (heaps and heaps of bushy
leaves)


A graft is where they put the top of one plant onto the roots of another. You will usually see a
distinct line and slightly different trunk colour below and above the graft. Sometimes you will see
a difference in trunk diameter.

They do it to speed up growth in some cases and to allow the healthy growth of what would otherwise
be a weak plant.



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