Grafting onto wild plum

[solway cropper]

This is one for F.B. I guess.

Near here there's a clump of wild plums with numerous suckers growing from them. If dig one up with a good root system can I graft onto it from my mother's very elderly Victoria plum?

Also, should I plant the sucker and let it get established before attempting the graft?

[FB.]

You should be able to graft one of those suckers. On rare occasions, some varieties and some rootstocks don't get on well together.

On balance, I don't think that it'll matter much whether you grow the sucker for a further year before grafting, or whether you graft at the first opportunity.

[solway cropper]

Thanks for that. I've propagated from cuttings and layering but I fancy having a go at grafting.

[Mell]

Although if you plant the sucker now it should establish it self a bit by the time it is time to graft, good luck !

[Two_Sheds]

graft your own designer fruit tree

I just wanted to add this link as I might have a go at this myself this year