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D-grafted-tree Dictionary

Grafted tree

A tree made by joining a chosen variety onto a hardy rootstock

All termsIntroduced in M6Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
A tree made by joining a chosen variety onto a hardy rootstock
How to use it
Order grafted trees from accredited nurseries well in advance.
South African benchmark
South African avocado and macadamia orchards are planted with grafted trees from accredited nurseries.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M6-U4, M6-U6
Calculate it
T-M6-02 Orchard Establishment Cost
Library sources
LIB-A042, LIB-P-Avocado, LIB-P-Banana
See also
Orchard establishment
Subtropical Fruit and Nuts: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSubtropical Fruit and Nuts: how the business runsSold bytonnes per hectare1Plant grafted trees2Grow to bearing3Harvest4Ripen or crack5Export or local marketZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Subtropical Fruit and Nuts Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M6 Subtropical Fruit and Nuts.