Fruit Facts from
the
California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Plant Propagation Chart
Plant |
Seed |
Hardwood Cuttings |
Semi-Hardwood Cuttings |
Softwood Cuttings |
Grafting |
Air Layering |
Root Cuttings |
Offshoots/
Division |
Acerola |
1 |
yes |
4 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Avocado |
1,2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
yes |
no |
no |
Banana |
1 |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
Capulin
Cherry |
1,2,4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Carob |
1,2 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Cherimoya |
2 |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
no |
no |
no |
Cherry
of the Rio Grande |
1,2,4 |
no |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
no |
no |
Citrus |
1,2 |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Coffee |
1.4 |
5 |
yes |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Feijoa |
4 |
no |
yes |
6 |
6 |
yes |
no |
no |
Fig |
1 |
4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Grumichama |
1,2,4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Guava |
4 |
5 |
6 |
yes |
6 |
yes |
no |
no |
Jaboticaba |
1 |
no |
no |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Jujube |
1,2 |
no |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Jujube |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4.5 |
yes |
6 |
no |
Kei
Apple |
1,2 |
5 |
yes |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Kiwi
Fruit |
1,2,3 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
4 |
yes |
yes |
no |
Longan |
1,2 |
no |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Loquat |
2 |
no |
5 |
no |
4 |
yes |
no |
no |
Lychee |
1 |
no |
5 |
yes |
yes |
4 |
no |
no |
Macadamia |
1,2 |
no |
yes |
yes |
4 |
yes |
no |
no |
Malabar
Chestnut |
1,4 |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Mango |
2,4 |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
yes |
2 |
no |
Mangosteen |
1,2 |
no |
5 |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Miracle
Fruit |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Monstera |
1,4 |
no |
yes |
4 |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Mulberry |
1,2 |
4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Natal
Plum |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Panama
Berry |
1,2 |
5 |
yes |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Papaya |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
Passion
Fruit |
4
|
no |
5 |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Paw
Paw |
1,2 |
no |
5 |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Pepino
Dulce |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Persimmon |
2,3 |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
no |
2 |
no |
Pineapple |
1 |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
Pineapple |
1 |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
Pitomba |
1,2,4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Pomegranate |
1 |
4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Prickly
Pear |
1 |
no |
4 |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
Raisin
Tree |
1,4 |
no |
5 |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Star
Fruit |
1,2 |
no |
5 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Sugar
Cane |
1 |
yes |
4 |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
Surinam
Cherry |
1,2,4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Tamarillo |
4 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Tamarind |
1,4 |
no |
5 |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Tree
Tomato |
1,4 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Wampee |
1,2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
White
Sapote |
1,2 |
no |
no |
no |
4 |
no |
no |
no |
1. Used in plant-brreding programs
2. Nursery rootstock production
3. Requires stratification period for germination
4. Common commercial method
5. Very difficult; requires special procedures; variable success
6. Difficult procedure used to increase valuable selections
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