How to CREATE a DRAGON FRUIT Somatic Hybrid 

This method is going revolutionize this plant

No way. I never believed you would try this and you did. Again it was successful , waiting for updates via it being failure or success. Keep on growing chief

Thanks for taking the time out to make this video Paul. I'm looking forward to an update in the next 15-20 days.

Wow Paul! That is amazingly interesting! When I saw the Sugar Dragon hybrid I was amazed as I tried and failed with traditional breeding. I was telling Carlos Villamonte that Julio is so much better than I since he was able to achieve a hybrid cross and now I see he used this method! Amazing! I am curious to know if the result was accidental or intentional. And, where the idea originated... Also the Jade Red... Where did that originate as I have a Jade Red not released. It is suspect to heat damage/breakdown....

Brilliant. Can't wait to try this.

Thank you for your quick reply! So, I have a European FB friend that traveled in Asia--including China, where he observed hybrids that were reported to have originated in the laboratory. He explained to me they are like super hybrids. They are more than self-fertile, as they require no bees!!!??? They produce year-round, in a climate similar or worse than ours here in the So Cal... I was suspect of this recent information... but, the value of somaic hybrids is that they are the union of species not sexually compatable--hence this seems to offer an entirely new set of possibilities! In the laboratory origination they would/should be classified as GMO's... But I am not sure (i have doubts) if a natural fusion, as you have described could be labeled "Genetically Modified". Very fascinating at the very least... But, what this may information may create are fruits (most likely produced in Asia) sweet and beautiful, with variable colored flesh, and ultimately relatively inexpensive... As once the hybridss are "released" then they can be propagated. duplicated, much like the ones we grow now....

Greetings, The one label as DKS ( 2:00 time stamp) which variety is it ? How much identification is possible ? How ? Thankyou Regards🙏

This is only going to make it so that you can grow two separate varieties on one plant, you won't be getting a hyrbid unless you cross pollinate them and plant the seeds of the fruit that you get from them.

You're scaring me with that knife skill cutting into yourself. Lol. Remember to cut away. Great video! I waiting for this...

Hey paul what is the name of those corner notchers you use to cut nodes??? And whats the name of tape you use??? Thanks alot

Do you mean that this method will produce a new hybrid type of dragon fruit?

Hi do you plant the cutting straight after you marinated the 2 cuttings together? Can you please walk me though it? Appreciated thanks

Always enjoy learning from you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🌹

Frankenstein dragon fruit 😂

How is this any different from other grafts? The plants dna wont mix

Is this the only way of creating your own dragon fruit line?

Hi. Any updates ?

Cool! happy growing....

Was it successful?

This is an awesome idea! I just trimmed back a bunch of my plants and winterized them and will definitely try this with some of my cuttings! Thank you for sharing!

You have protected the thorns in this application. It will give new branches from these thorns of grafted both sides. Will the properties of new branches sprouting from both sides of the grafted root be the same features?

Are you selectively breaking off any growth from either of the grafted sides? Ideally where would you want the new shoot to take place?

Awesome! I Hope it works out for you!! If that graft with the gap takes I'd probably cut the gap out, so it doesn't collect water( dew ). I wonder if you do the initial cut with a strong spot light or something similar to see through to the stem. Might make the cut easier to see. Not sure if I'm explaining it well. I really like that grafting knife.

Hope Natural Mystic graft survives, that variety rots faster than other varieties. Looking forward to seeing outcome videos.

Did you immediately pot the graft as is? Leave it in a greenhouse or outside in a shaded area? Was all the fruit from the initial test grafted plant the same new cross? Were all the blooms from that test plant the same on buds from all three sides of the graft? Curious.

Epic graft!

After watching your last videos I was sure that you will make the chaymera graft and there we are.Thank you and keep us updated.

What an amazing concept Paul, Try using Paradigm grafting tape, the new growth can grows thru the tape

I wonder if you could also fuse the meristem of both cuttings together in the process. though it may be too difficult to achieve that way, I believe you may get better results if you were able to fuse them together without topping them

Btw is there any scientific research about how can the new growth that come out of this type of graft got new properties?

Hey Paul, this is amazing!! I’m trying to replicate it myself and was wondering if you wrapped them in plastic to prevent drying out of if you just let them be?

Hello Paul, Thanks Do you have a video of the growth of the grafted dragon fruit after this video?

Ill be trying this

Hi Paul! I like your videos a lot. Some of your tips are very helpful (I'm texting from Brazil, but the climate where i live is much alike what you get in San Diego). But I have a real doubt: how come a simple (but extense) paralelle graft create a genetic miscigenation/chimerization? I'm used to make new cultivars from cross-polination and produced some interesting variaties, but it's very unlikely that kind of grafting could result in any new variaties. Any explanation?

No way..you go so far

This is so exciting! Can’t wait to see the results of this experiment in the coming years!