Cloning

[Mark1427]

have any of y’all cloned persimmons?
A neighbor has a few that produce well each and I would like to harvest a few branches if they’ll clone well.

Thanks for any response.
Mark

 

[Native Hunter]

If you are talking about grafting or topworking with scion wood......yes, it is easy to do. It's done the same way as apples and/or pears. Collect the scion wood while dormant in the early spring, store it in the fridge and graft to the host tree as the tree is coming out of dormancy. I have 4 persimmon trees that were topworked in the spring of 2018 and already producing "cloned" fruit in the fall of 2019.

 

[Mark1427]

If you are talking about grafting or topworking with scion wood......yes, it is easy to do. It's done the same way as apples and/or pears. Collect the scion wood while dormant in the early spring, store it in the fridge and graft to the host tree as the tree is coming out of dormancy. I have 4 persimmon trees that were topworked in the spring of 2018 and already producing "cloned" fruit in the fall of 2019.

Broad term I guess. More like taking the scion and rooting it. Can the scion wood produce roots by itself?

 

[Native Hunter]

Broad term I guess. More like taking the scion and rooting it. Can the scion wood produce roots by itself?

I've never tried it myself. Good luck.