Monday 24 July 2017

Grafted avocado plant

It has been difficult to get one grafted avocado plant in Singapore. If you are lucky, you may find one grafted avocado selling at around $80 in one of the nurseries. I have checked World Farm and they are selling avocado trees grown from seeds. It is around $100 and at least 5ft tall. Well, if you follow my blog posts, you will know that I have grown avocado from seeds in end 2014. The trees that I have now are about 6ft tall (coming to 3 years old).

Most articles said that it will take 7 to 13 years for the avocado trees that are grown from seeds to bear fruits. They may not even fruit even after 13 years. Even if the tree bears flowers, it will not be able to get pollinated without the different types of flowers (Type A and Type B).

However, I have come across lone tree bearing fruits in Singapore. From the FB group posts, there is someone who has a fruiting avocado tree outside his house. The variety is unknown but it was bearing fruits even without other type nearby. He was trying to do air-layering to propagate the avocado tree. However, he was not successful. I have not done air-layering to my avocado but I have successfully rooted a cutting. I think rooting via cutting maybe a better option if air-layering failed. There is another matured avocado tree in Singapore. I will not disclose this location openingly but if you are interested, drop me a comment or message. It is at least 2 stories high and it is in a compound. I saw a couple of fruits around the canopy. Well, I was hoping that if they ever prune it, I can get a scion or two from them for me to graft on my seedlings. However, I think it is NOID type.

Avocado Tree in Singapore
Avocado Tree in Singapore
The lowest branch I think is above one storey high. It is a big tree and if you zoom in the picture, you can see a couple of avocado fruits.

Grafted avocado trees are highly sought after in Singapore and especially if the variety is known. I happened to chance upon a seller in JB who has grafted Miki (fr Indonesia), Si Pendil and Kendil. But it was quite expensive and you got to bare-root them to bring them across the customs. There are also sellers that can help to courier the trees to Singapore. Since the seller is in JB area which is very near to Singapore, I contacted the seller and purchased a grafted Miki.

The seller has many grafted avocado tree and I chose the best grafted Miki. This Miki has many side buds which will develop into branches. The leaves are green, big and healthy. The seller had just repotted and fertilised it. The seller also advised on how to take care of the young tree. I will leave the tree in its black plastic bag until it has acclamatised to its new location. I bought this Miki avocado tree on 9 July 2017. Hopefully, in a couple of years from now, it will be able to bear flowers and also fruits. The seller told me that this Miki avocado is Type B flowers. I hope it will not need Type A nearby for pollination. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Grafted Miki
Grafted Miki

The master grafter tied a plastic to state the variety. The grafted area is very clean cut and fused completely. I had placed a pole beside it to stack and strengthen it. 

10 July 2017 - buds appearing
10 July 2017 - buds appearing

You can see that there are many side buds on the tip. I guessed the seller had pinched away the terminal bud to promote lateral branching. I chose this because I can tell from it that many side branches will propagate soon.

After 2 weeks in its new location, the Miki has grown very well and you can see the branching taking place. I will wait until the branches have at least 8 to 10 leaves and I will pinch away the terminal buds to promote more branchings.

Branching in progress
Branching in progress

This Miki is not under direct sunlight as I don't want to cause sun-burn leaves. The seller mentioned that it is better to place the young avocado under a big tree so that it can get shaded sunlight. When I have more branchings, I will be experimenting on grafting Miki onto my young seedlings. Stand tuned for the grafting of avocado.

23 comments:

  1. Hi, I am interested to plant this Miki avacado. However, I have not tasted it before. I would not want to wait a few years to find out. Does it taste the same as those available in the supermarket?

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  2. Hi, is it possible to buy the avocado sicon from u? My avocado is 2m tall and I want to graft it. My contact is 93377677

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  3. Hi Steven, can I buy the avocado sicon from u too? 93858982

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  4. Hi would you know where to get dwarf avocardos ? GEM or Gwen variety.

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    1. Hi I know where. I chance upon this article only today..Haha..Not sure if u r still interested to know

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  5. Could you share location of the Avocado trees. Thanks like to ask owner permission to do marcotting haha

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  6. Hi i am interested to buy this MIKI variety avocado, can i have the JB seller contact or are you selling? My contact 98622092, tke.

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  7. Hi, can email me the JB avocado contact? Thank you.

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  8. Can i have the jb avocado sellers contact too? My email is vnbusiness84@gmail.com thanks in advance

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    1. Hey hey. Can you share the jb sellers please

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  9. Hi there can you share the contact for this JB seller? Thanks

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  10. When I was young (std6) my neighour had a tree bear alot of fruit( those day we sprinkler sugar as the fruit is tasteless). You can grow from seed, only thing is graft it with a tip/bud from a mature tree...then not need wait 8-15year(worst no fruit)

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  11. If it a big tree, how you know it avocado tree (no flower yet). ??it bark, leave, leave smell.
    Saw 3 tree near changi prison, 10ft tall. It is avocado?

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  12. In all youtube, grafting is just put another head/bud onto a cut seedling head. If like that, grow 2 seed then put head A onto B body and B head onto A...call grafting.
    All youtube never shown OWN grafted tree 5 year bear fruit.
    For luck better use LAYERING method from a mature tree, such 5 year it bear fruit

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  13. Changi prison trees at upper changi rd north, lamp post 19, outside erz corp. It's avocado????

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  14. Hi. Can I purchase a clone from you or can you provide me the JB seller contact? I am contactable at blackwindmills@gmail.com

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  15. Hi How tall is your avocado tree?
    And has your tree flowered and fruit.

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  16. Hi !
    May I have the contact of the JB seller ? Thanks

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  17. Hi can i know the location of the avocado tree in Singapore.

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  18. Hi can i hv the contact of JB seller ? My email : chewnamyin6363@gmail.com
    Thanks

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  19. Hi can i know the location of the avocado tree in Singapore.
    May i have the contact of JB seller ? My email : oneleng@gmail.com

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  20. Hi, i am looking for grafted plant or a scion to graft. May I have the contact of your JB seller, or can you sell me a scion ? My email is: optimus1682000@gmail.com . Thanks!

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  21. I have Singapore contact. Email me at jovell_lim@yahoo.com if u r interested

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