Can peach trees be grafted with black plums (can peach seedlings be grafted with black plums)

Will black plums bear fruit when planted on a peach tree?

Black plums grafted onto peach trees will bear fruit, provided they survive successfully and are properly managed.

Black plum is the black plum that people often eat . It is a hybrid plum introduced from the United States. It is also known as black brown plum, black rose plum, and black amber plum.

It is black in color, large in size, with thick flesh, crisp, sweet and juicy. It is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, carotene, vitamins, fruit acid, amino acids and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron.

It has the effects of relieving heat and thirst, clearing the liver and removing heat, and promoting blood circulation and producing essence. But it is not suitable to eat too much.

Black plum is a plant of the genus Prunus in the Rosaceae family. It has the advantages of strong adaptability, fast growth and early fruiting. It can survive if grafted onto a peach tree, which is also in the Rosaceae family but belongs to the genus Prunus.

However, because its affinity is inferior to that of grafted plums of the same family , its survival rate is also lower than that of grafted plums of the same family . We must work hard on the selection of peach trees, grafting time, grafting technology, and post-grafting management .

1. Peach rootstock selection

As the rootstock, peach tree is the supplier of water and fertilizer for black plum , so it must have the advantages of wide adaptability and strong disease resistance, that is, it can adapt to the local soil and climate environment, and have good disease and insect resistance.

In this way, we can ensure the successful survival of black plum after grafting and the supply of water and fertilizer in the later stage, and reduce the invasion of diseases and pests.

2. Grafting time

Grafting time is an important factor affecting the survival of grafting. The best time for grafting black plum is spring or autumn.

At this time, the temperature is suitable and the temperature difference is not large. In addition, the light, soil moisture, air humidity and other conditions are also suitable for the growth and development of plants, which can well promote the healing of the grafted wound and improve the survival rate.

3. Grafting Technology

Grafting is a meticulous and delicate technical work. Accurate and skillful cutting, grafting and wrapping techniques are important links to ensure survival. If you are a little careless, you will fail and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Therefore, when grafting, we should be meticulous and accurate, which can greatly improve the survival rate.

4. Management after grafting

After the black plum is grafted, attention should be paid to shading and sun protection in the early stage, and heavy rain showers should be avoided. Direct sunlight, waterlogging, and attacks by pests and diseases should be avoided to ensure its successful survival.

After the graft survives, when it grows to a certain stage, it will enter the later stage of management such as watering and fertilizing, weeding and insect control, pruning, etc. to promote the strong stems and branches, avoid diseases and pests, and bear fruit smoothly.