Fruit Cocktail Tree

[Bigmallly]

As it is coming up to the ideal time, I fancy having a go at growing a fruit cocktail tree. I have Plum, Apple & Cherry but am unsure of which to use as the main tree. Will all 3 grow together on one tree?
As always, your advice is gratefully received.

[veggiechicken]

I know nothing about this really, but I can't imagine that an apple would be compatible with a plum/cherry. Different pruning requirements for a start.
An apple and a pear, or a plum/apricot/peach/cherry maybe?
I'll be very interested in the expert's answers!

[Bigmallly]

Yeh, I could do with some "limited" advice from FB........

[sugar]

It won't work. But you can get plum, peach, apricot, almond, nectarine on the same tree (eg St Julien A). And a Quince, Pear and Japanese Pear on the same tree.
In theory, you can use maythorn as rootstock for most of these plants, but the fruit will not be edible.

[Bigmallly]

Thanks for the reply, if memory serves right I thing there was a discussion a while back. Am I right in thinking that different variaties of plums can be grafted onto one plum tree.

[veggiechicken]

Does this help?
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ree_67096.html

[Bigmallly]

Thanks VC, think I will just get a few branches of different variety plums from other plot holders and try grafting them onto my plum tree.......they will have 2 options........live or die.
After reading up a bit more I can't do it till spring anyway when new buds start showing. For some reason I had November in my head.........Must be an age thing.

[veggiechicken]

I went on an apple grafting day some years back. Tried grafting about 6 little trees, only one survived but this year its fruiting. I'm so proud of it

[chris]

I almost gorilla (see what I did there? :P) grafted an awesome apple trees branch onto a wild crab apple - I was late doing it, so I sent some scions over to a member here.. I'm hoping that they've grown well for him, so I can have some wood back to complete the grafting I was planning on doing

[sugar]

I konw someone with a generation tree. He grafted another apple variety onto the same tree, one variety for every grandchild. He has 17 varieties one rootstock