Q.Which Mango Will I Get With Grafting?
My goal is to create more of the same mango trees from the one I have. I’ve been researching and exploring grafting. Maybe a silly question but isn’t that essentially combining the two mango varieties to create a new type? Is one typically more dominant in the grafting process? Is planting the seed the only “sure fire” way to get my exact mango?
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No, grafting will produce the exact type of the scion, while reaping the benefits of a faster rootstock. The idea is that you have a mango that you like, but is slower, and you graft it to a known root stock that is very fast, but may not fruit well. This creates a faster, more efficient version of your fruiting scion.
Planting a seed from your mango introduces genetic variation and will likely produce something totally different than your tree. Taking a cutting a rooting on its OWN roots will be the only way to replicate your tree, exactly, as it is now.
