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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