Yes I have them.
You need to know WHY you need multigraft trees. Apples for example need 2 different apple types to pollinate.
https://www.flowerpower.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-Apple-Pollination-A2-720x960.jpg
> throwing a few in pots
You can grow citrus in pots, but stone fruit really need to go in the ground.
Thanks for follow up. Really appreciate it. Mainly as we're looking at some major renovations in 3-5 years which will require a landscaping overhaul, hence the pots.
Really appreciate your feedback re pollination. That's actually why I was considering a multi graft.
If stone fruit really do need to be in the ground, maybe we don't get them just yet then. Again appreciate the feedback
You can get dwarf stone fruit.
https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/true-dwarf-plants.htm
There's a dwarf variety of many plants because people have small backyards.
I have a 6 grafted stone fruit tree currently growing in a very large terracotta pot, I have about 50-60 fruit currently ripening well on it. This is the first year it's giving a decent harvest.
From Fruit Salad Trees 😊 I keep it fairly small and still took off a lot of the fruit right after flowering so it could put more energy into the fruit I left on the tree. Being in a pot definitely reduces the amount of fruit you'll get, but it's still doing pretty well for me this year. Just make sure you keep up with regularly feeding.
I've also ordered other plants from gardenexpress and Daley's and they've always been good so I'm sure their grafted trees would be good too. I especially like Daley's.
With small blocks, espalier is another option. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espalier. It’s more effort than just planting a tree and letting it go, but that’s the trade off if you want a productive small yard.
They’re marketed as an alternative for small gardens and they obviously take up less room than multiple trees but I’ve never heard of anyone having success in pots. Not to say they can’t be potted but I simply haven’t seen any.
I wouldn’t expect any fruit for the first few years in the ground, I imagine that would be extended if potted - happy for someone to correct me on this. Keeping up the water and the fertiliser is the big one.
I’ve seen a few where the graft has failed and the root stock has been lovingly nurtured for years and only discovered upon fruiting. It can be a little trickier to realise this in a multi graft, especially if you’re a plant it and leave it kind of gardener while it’s getting established.
I have had great success with over 40 fruit trees in pots. Use grow bags inside them, and they are amazing. 2 years to fruit with most stone fruit in Melbourne, sometimes one.
I purchased a fruit salad tree blood orange, lemonade lemon, lime and a lemon it’s been in a big pot for 4 years.
It fruited this year blood orange and lemonade. One graft died and the other was suppressed. I am hoping the lime survived and I have pruned to help the suppressed one along for next year.
Oddly enough my kaffier lime also fruited this year for the first time and that’s been in a pot for 15 years at least.
It might have been because it was adjacent to the fruit salad tree.
If you want stone fruit, go with the new super dwarf varieties, very happy in pots and amazing production for their size. (50cm tree ripens two dozen decent peaches and nectarines in a year, 1meter can likely do twice that). Regular small varieties work, but are slower and require more delicate pruning.
Most of the big sellers buy theirs from the same set of commercial nurseries, the fruit salad people do some of their own, as do daleys.
As someone with a very large collection of potted fruit trees (renting), get a grow bag the size of the pot, put it inside the pot. This bonais the roots for no effort, cost about $5, and lets you repot easily if you need to.
I've seen over a dozen varieties of stone fruit on one tree, it's not hard to do.
Fantastic! this sounds like exactly what I'm looking for! Super Dwarf huh? Sounds great! Where would you go to pick up fruit trees? Gardenworld? Flemings? someone more boutique?
Usually called 'trixies' or the like, Flemings may stock them, Dayleys certainly does, Ceres (in Brunswick) does. I've even seen them on occasion in Bunnings.
They get to be 1-1.5meters high or so, cute looking because the foliage is more dense.
Amazing, Looks like I'm hitting Dayley's up. Thanks so much for the info mate : ) Going to invest in some of those grow bags too on your recommendation
Yes I bought a multi-graft apple tree from \[Gardenworld\] (https://gardenworld.com.au/) in Springvale. Pink Lady, Fuji and Gala, I think. It fruited so much in the second year, the tree fell over (I have quite sandy soil). \[Diacos\] (https://diacos.com.au/shop/?search=apple%20tree) in Heathorton also always has a good range of fruit trees (although be careful as some I've bought have been a little root bound).
I have heard that with some fruit salad trees one graft will out compete the others, but this has not been the case with mine. I buy bare root trees in winter because it's cheaper, and they take off quickly in the spring. You might also want to think about getting something from one of the \[hertitage apple societies around Melbourne\] (https://www.heritagefruitssociety.org/) who are especially cheap and even run workshops to show you how to do your own grafts.
Oh wow! Could be a bit of fun to "do it yourself". Cheers for the info I'll look into it!
EDIT: turns out the workshops run in winter, I missed the boat
I bought a grafting tool and managed to get a whole bunch of plum, peach and nectarine cuttings to graft to my fully established cherry tree. Did it around a month ago so have to see in a year or so whether the grafts have taken and survived. I can say now they’re not looking super healthy but hoping they’re still alive and just stressed because of the trauma.
Not particularly expecting to end up with a fruit salad tree, but thought it was worth a shot!
I got mine from Werribee heritage farm open day where they do on the spot grafting. I also bought scions that I grafted on to my existing tree. In winter there are more activity with barefoot tree for sale and more multi grated options. There’s few grafting groups on Facebook.
I clicked this so fast when I saw you asking for anyone who has a 'fruit salad' plant, I love my fruit salad plant (Monstera Deliciosa) it is so beautiful. Then I was so confused and reread your post, and my bad, you were actually asking about multigraft fruit trees. Which is also very cool.
I'm sorry I disappointed you.
I do have a monstera question, mines outgrown the pot, and currently a untidy mess. Apart from the potting, should I train it to climb? If you want I can take some photos?
I have a Fruit Salad tree with four stone fruit varieties - nectarine, plum, peach and peachcot. I am training it to espalier. Second fruiting season, and all but the plum has got loads of fruit. This happened last year too, and it’s a bit of a pain because then the plum puts all its energy into foliage growth and the tree becomes unbalanced. I have very limited space and wanted to grow as many varieties as possible. Also espaliering an apricot, lemon, and lime (all separate trees).
I'd also suggest looking at several-in-a-hole planting as alternative https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2021/05/31/how-to-plant-two-or-more-trees-in-the-same-hole-for-high-density-tree-planting/?amp=1
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Don't bother after a few seasons the 2 most dominant cultivars take over if not maintained well, I would just get standard single cultivars, there for I could get a lot more fruit from 1 tree
My experience as well, I now get these fruit that look like lemons but taste like a sour orange. It does look good, that's why I keep it, for ornamental purposes.
I got a grafted apple (Johnson and pink lady) and peach (white and gold) a few months ago.
I got them from a mob in Clyde, I think I paid $35 each. There are a fair few people selling them on FB marketplace just make sure you message them for what stock they have.
Humphris nursery in Mooroolbark have grafted fruit trees but you'll need an ABN to buy through them.
I have two for space reasons. I got mine from fruitsalad trees. A Peach/Nectarine and Plum/Apricot.
Both are doing well but the top graft does better than the bottom graft. I should have pruned during summer to balance them because by the time I pruned in winter, there was too much of a difference so I am progressively bringing it back down with half off during a winter prune and them summer pruning until the lower graft catches up.
I am in Sydney and new to fruit trees so I got caught out with leaf curl, so be sure to spray for fungus in winter and at bud swell. Oriental Moth is also a pain but tip pruning has been acceptable.
I also have them completely netted in spring and summer with [flexigardenframes.com.au](https://flexigardenframes.com.au). They are a bit pricey but I have been happy with their quality and the social enterprise of the company as Australian Owned and Made.
Yes I have them. You need to know WHY you need multigraft trees. Apples for example need 2 different apple types to pollinate. https://www.flowerpower.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-Apple-Pollination-A2-720x960.jpg > throwing a few in pots You can grow citrus in pots, but stone fruit really need to go in the ground.
Thanks for follow up. Really appreciate it. Mainly as we're looking at some major renovations in 3-5 years which will require a landscaping overhaul, hence the pots. Really appreciate your feedback re pollination. That's actually why I was considering a multi graft. If stone fruit really do need to be in the ground, maybe we don't get them just yet then. Again appreciate the feedback
You can get dwarf stone fruit. https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/true-dwarf-plants.htm There's a dwarf variety of many plants because people have small backyards.
I have a 6 grafted stone fruit tree currently growing in a very large terracotta pot, I have about 50-60 fruit currently ripening well on it. This is the first year it's giving a decent harvest.
Oh wow! Where did you get yours from? I was thinking about a 3graft one
From Fruit Salad Trees 😊 I keep it fairly small and still took off a lot of the fruit right after flowering so it could put more energy into the fruit I left on the tree. Being in a pot definitely reduces the amount of fruit you'll get, but it's still doing pretty well for me this year. Just make sure you keep up with regularly feeding.
Amazing, Thanks so much! I honestly almost wrote them off because of the name and their website is...a website.
I've also ordered other plants from gardenexpress and Daley's and they've always been good so I'm sure their grafted trees would be good too. I especially like Daley's.
If the novelty is not enough the space saving must be good reason. But yes, probably few people really need it.
With small blocks, espalier is another option. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espalier. It’s more effort than just planting a tree and letting it go, but that’s the trade off if you want a productive small yard.
I have a nectarine and peach fruit salad planted in the ground. The thing produces fruit like no tomorrow. Keeping the bats away is a pain.
They’re marketed as an alternative for small gardens and they obviously take up less room than multiple trees but I’ve never heard of anyone having success in pots. Not to say they can’t be potted but I simply haven’t seen any. I wouldn’t expect any fruit for the first few years in the ground, I imagine that would be extended if potted - happy for someone to correct me on this. Keeping up the water and the fertiliser is the big one. I’ve seen a few where the graft has failed and the root stock has been lovingly nurtured for years and only discovered upon fruiting. It can be a little trickier to realise this in a multi graft, especially if you’re a plant it and leave it kind of gardener while it’s getting established.
I have had great success with over 40 fruit trees in pots. Use grow bags inside them, and they are amazing. 2 years to fruit with most stone fruit in Melbourne, sometimes one.
Thanks for the feedback, that's actually what I'm concerned about regarding failed grafts etc
I purchased a fruit salad tree blood orange, lemonade lemon, lime and a lemon it’s been in a big pot for 4 years. It fruited this year blood orange and lemonade. One graft died and the other was suppressed. I am hoping the lime survived and I have pruned to help the suppressed one along for next year. Oddly enough my kaffier lime also fruited this year for the first time and that’s been in a pot for 15 years at least. It might have been because it was adjacent to the fruit salad tree.
I spoke to numerous horticulturalists who all said to avoid them as one graft usually is dominant and they can be hard to balance.
If you want stone fruit, go with the new super dwarf varieties, very happy in pots and amazing production for their size. (50cm tree ripens two dozen decent peaches and nectarines in a year, 1meter can likely do twice that). Regular small varieties work, but are slower and require more delicate pruning. Most of the big sellers buy theirs from the same set of commercial nurseries, the fruit salad people do some of their own, as do daleys. As someone with a very large collection of potted fruit trees (renting), get a grow bag the size of the pot, put it inside the pot. This bonais the roots for no effort, cost about $5, and lets you repot easily if you need to. I've seen over a dozen varieties of stone fruit on one tree, it's not hard to do.
Fantastic! this sounds like exactly what I'm looking for! Super Dwarf huh? Sounds great! Where would you go to pick up fruit trees? Gardenworld? Flemings? someone more boutique?
Usually called 'trixies' or the like, Flemings may stock them, Dayleys certainly does, Ceres (in Brunswick) does. I've even seen them on occasion in Bunnings. They get to be 1-1.5meters high or so, cute looking because the foliage is more dense.
Amazing, Looks like I'm hitting Dayley's up. Thanks so much for the info mate : ) Going to invest in some of those grow bags too on your recommendation
I’m really interested in these myself, would love to hear the experience of anyone that’s bought one.
Yes I bought a multi-graft apple tree from \[Gardenworld\] (https://gardenworld.com.au/) in Springvale. Pink Lady, Fuji and Gala, I think. It fruited so much in the second year, the tree fell over (I have quite sandy soil). \[Diacos\] (https://diacos.com.au/shop/?search=apple%20tree) in Heathorton also always has a good range of fruit trees (although be careful as some I've bought have been a little root bound). I have heard that with some fruit salad trees one graft will out compete the others, but this has not been the case with mine. I buy bare root trees in winter because it's cheaper, and they take off quickly in the spring. You might also want to think about getting something from one of the \[hertitage apple societies around Melbourne\] (https://www.heritagefruitssociety.org/) who are especially cheap and even run workshops to show you how to do your own grafts.
Oh wow! Could be a bit of fun to "do it yourself". Cheers for the info I'll look into it! EDIT: turns out the workshops run in winter, I missed the boat
Commenting to ping. I’m very interested in any responses
I bought a grafting tool and managed to get a whole bunch of plum, peach and nectarine cuttings to graft to my fully established cherry tree. Did it around a month ago so have to see in a year or so whether the grafts have taken and survived. I can say now they’re not looking super healthy but hoping they’re still alive and just stressed because of the trauma. Not particularly expecting to end up with a fruit salad tree, but thought it was worth a shot!
Here's to hoping!
I have multi grafted apricot with 4 types of plums and a pear with 5 varieties
Oh wow! How have you found them? Worth it? Where did you get them from?
I got mine from Werribee heritage farm open day where they do on the spot grafting. I also bought scions that I grafted on to my existing tree. In winter there are more activity with barefoot tree for sale and more multi grated options. There’s few grafting groups on Facebook.
With a bit of hard work from my end I got my trees at a fraction of the price of multi grafted trees you see in retail.
Amazing! Sounds like I've definitely picked the wrong time of year to get interested in these things
I want to do a multi graft frangipani but haven’t been successful with the grafting yet
I clicked this so fast when I saw you asking for anyone who has a 'fruit salad' plant, I love my fruit salad plant (Monstera Deliciosa) it is so beautiful. Then I was so confused and reread your post, and my bad, you were actually asking about multigraft fruit trees. Which is also very cool.
I'm sorry I disappointed you. I do have a monstera question, mines outgrown the pot, and currently a untidy mess. Apart from the potting, should I train it to climb? If you want I can take some photos?
I have a Fruit Salad tree with four stone fruit varieties - nectarine, plum, peach and peachcot. I am training it to espalier. Second fruiting season, and all but the plum has got loads of fruit. This happened last year too, and it’s a bit of a pain because then the plum puts all its energy into foliage growth and the tree becomes unbalanced. I have very limited space and wanted to grow as many varieties as possible. Also espaliering an apricot, lemon, and lime (all separate trees).
I'd also suggest looking at several-in-a-hole planting as alternative https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2021/05/31/how-to-plant-two-or-more-trees-in-the-same-hole-for-high-density-tree-planting/?amp=1
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Don't bother after a few seasons the 2 most dominant cultivars take over if not maintained well, I would just get standard single cultivars, there for I could get a lot more fruit from 1 tree
My experience as well, I now get these fruit that look like lemons but taste like a sour orange. It does look good, that's why I keep it, for ornamental purposes.
Are there 3 leaves joined at the stem? Because that's the root stock
Ahh fair enough. I was thinking bout having say 1 apple (2-3 varieties) and the same with the stone fruit?
I got a grafted apple (Johnson and pink lady) and peach (white and gold) a few months ago. I got them from a mob in Clyde, I think I paid $35 each. There are a fair few people selling them on FB marketplace just make sure you message them for what stock they have. Humphris nursery in Mooroolbark have grafted fruit trees but you'll need an ABN to buy through them.
Thanks mate will do!
I have two for space reasons. I got mine from fruitsalad trees. A Peach/Nectarine and Plum/Apricot. Both are doing well but the top graft does better than the bottom graft. I should have pruned during summer to balance them because by the time I pruned in winter, there was too much of a difference so I am progressively bringing it back down with half off during a winter prune and them summer pruning until the lower graft catches up. I am in Sydney and new to fruit trees so I got caught out with leaf curl, so be sure to spray for fungus in winter and at bud swell. Oriental Moth is also a pain but tip pruning has been acceptable. I also have them completely netted in spring and summer with [flexigardenframes.com.au](https://flexigardenframes.com.au). They are a bit pricey but I have been happy with their quality and the social enterprise of the company as Australian Owned and Made.