If you leave the longer part of the stem on thr BOTTOM, GRAVITY WILL HELP bc you can rest the top piece on the bottom stem (like for the first example and then the angle one that you showed that you didn't do in the video... But you had the liner pieces on top...)
Thank you for the tutorial. Do you let the grafted site “breathe” like taking some of the tape off time to time or do you leave the tape until the stems bind permanently together?
The first one is a bad graft. The top and bottom will shrink and break with the gaps. This type of graft also limits nutrients and healing due to the gaps. Plumeria will always shrink when cut. If you live in a windy area like Southern California they will break. Use LONG angle cuts and keep them wrapped for a long time. Cover them with grafting compound when you unwrap to keep the wound from drying out and healing properly. And use shorter grafts. Less area to support means more chance of survival and you can use one cutting for three grafts. Your wedge cut should be deeper/longer and that wood looks to dry. It should be dripping sap. If the wood looks dry use grafting compound on the outside cut gaps before wrapping and keep the grafts shorter. Good luck.
Can you please make a video explaining how to grow a frangipani from scratch? I have a year old plant I won on eBay but not sure how to care for it as on here there are no videos on young plumeria ☹️
Ok, thanks for the suggestion. Based on my experience with plumeria seedlings: keep in partial sun until they're bigger, pot up gradually, move indoors if your area dips below 45 regularly or gets too much rain during the winter
Great video ! Get a Razor Blade Knife, you are fighting the tree with a dull kitchen instrument. You can remove the blades and sharpen them many times.
I've never tried, but should be assuming your host branch is thick enough for you to cut out a chunk large enough for the graft. Some varieties are more receptive to serving as hosts than others, so try with a plant that has taken grafts before.
I've haven't seen or tried this, but I'd imagine that it's possible. I'd guess it'd be more challenging than common techniques, though, since you have a lot less to work with.
Usually, when you cut off a branch, several branches will regrow in its place. However, some plumeria varieties are just tall by nature, so the new branches will just grow long as well. I'd replace one of the branches with a variety that grows out many branches (you can use this list of compact varieties from Jungle Jack"s for ideas). If your first graft is successful, try another.
When it's hot, I'll water every other day or every two days. Maybe once or twice otherwise. I usually wait two or three months to take the tape off. It's usually tearing away by then. Try to keep newly grafted branches out of too much sun if you can.
Good explanation on grafting but why cut the end of a branch off just to add another one in its place?? Is there a way to add the cutting without making a whole new cutting? Seems counterproductive to cut two healthy baby plants, graft them, then end up with two new cuttings that now need rooting......or am I missing something?
Good question. People graft for lots of different reasons. In the case of this video, I wanted one tree with different varieties. I have dozens of plumerias, and I'm running out of space, so I put some varieties I like onto a single plant to save space (and effort, since it's easier to care for fewer plants). The host plant is less desirable, so I threw the branches I cut from it away. The plants I made the cuttings from regrew their branches, so I gave the plants away.
