Grafting Orchids

[theanalyst]

I wanted to revive this post, as I've developed a fascination with plant grafting. At Syracuse University (Sam Van Aken), where I am a PhD candidate, an art professor grafted trees to ultimately create the Tree of 40 Fruit. This year more of his trees will be planted in the city of Syracuse.

This had me wondering, has anyone successfully grafted more than one specifies of orchids together? Van Aken tried, but it looks like he has not had success yet.

Does anyone know if this has been done before?

Here is a video about the tree.

[bil]

Stayiing with the stone fruit, I am much more impressed with the hybrid fruit like the plumcots (half plum half apricot, and the pluots, 3/4 plum 1/4 apricots..

I have two plumcots that are fruiting. The fruit is better than the average plum, and best of all, the local pests don't seem to recognise it, - I guess its volatile chems that it gives are wrong or what they 'see' as fruit.

I have recently planted 4 pluots, so in a year I shall see what they are like. I've brought pluot fruit and they are pretty good.

I did hear the scientists are working with a cherry plum cross.

[theanalyst]

Originally Posted by bil

Stayiing with the stone fruit, I am much more impressed with the hybrid fruit like the plumcots (half plum half apricot, and the pluots, 3/4 plum 1/4 apricots..

I have two plumcots that are fruiting. The fruit is better than the average plum, and best of all, the local pests don't seem to recognise it, - I guess its volatile chems that it gives are wrong or what they 'see' as fruit.

I have recently planted 4 pluots, so in a year I shall see what they are like. I've brought pluot fruit and they are pretty good.

I did hear the scientists are working with a cherry plum cross.

Bill a cherry plum cross sounds delicious!

[PaphMadMan]

The short answer on the grafting question... Grafting does not work with monocot plants like orchids, at least not usually. There may be some rare exceptions, perhaps among plants like palm trees with long lived woody stems. Monocots lack the continuously growing layer of meristem called cambium that develops into merged vascular tissue that allows the graft to work in plants like stone fruits (genus Prunus).

[theanalyst]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

The short answer on the grafting question... Grafting does not work with monocot plants like orchids, at least not usually. There may be some rare exceptions, perhaps among plants like palm trees with long lived woody stems. Monocots lack the continuously growing layer of meristem called cambium that develops into merged vascular tissue that allows the graft to work in plants like stone fruits (genus Prunus).

Thanks for the explanation!

[AnonYMouse]

My dad grafted fruit trees (multi-apples, multi-plums/prunes) and grew orchids. Just sayin'.

PaphMadMan has it!

[PaphMadMan]

Now, if you want to know how to graft soybeans... that I can explain.