Some flower friends, like to give the crabapple orchid grafting, not only faster growth, but also easier to open the pot, the prerequisite is that you have to choose the right "rootstock", grafting crabapple orchid, can use the rootstock on these kinds of plants to choose a plant that is suitable for your local climate to do the rootstock, so that you grafted crabapple orchid, raise a few decades all! No problem, and the more you raise the bigger, the more open the more beautiful.

1, cactus

Cactus, personally I think it is the most suitable for grafting crabapple orchids, not only easy to survive, but also very good care. However, the cactus also has a weakness, that is, in the late growth of the cactus, may be due to the increasing aging of the cactus, affecting the grafted crabapple orchid growth. Usually in about 15 years, the cactus will age and need to be regrafted with a new cactus as rootstock.

But there are exceptions, like the grafted crabapple at my uncle's house, which is 24 years old and still produces lush flowers even though the epidermis has turned brown and is completely woody. In other words, grafting is very important, but daily care is also very critical.

So, it's fine to use cacti as rootstocks, but choosing a cactus is a learning curve. Many people can't afford to take a good cactus as rootstock to graft crabapple orchids, and always use those thin, weak, poorly grown cacti. This kind of cactus, even if you grafted successfully, but also can not keep well, also can not survive for a few years, I guess it will not work.

To graft crabapple orchid, fat and strong cactus is a must, good rootstock, in order to achieve a good grafted crabapple orchid. Such a crabapple orchid can be kept for a decade or two.

2, leaf fairy

Pick up the cactus family of plants, grafting crabapple orchids, with the leaf fairy is also very good, it is a few years left, the main trunk is like a tree branch, but also with thorns, which looks like, does not look like a high-quality rootstock ah. However, you just need to know that it belongs to the cactus family, and the crabapple orchid is a family, is able to grafting.

And, it has a great advantage, that is, its root system is very developed, with it for the grafting of crabapple orchids, decades can be normal breeding, and, because of its thin branches, crabapple orchids grafted on it after the survival, it seems to be very ethereal, full of personality.

If the cactus is the most popular and common rootstock, then the leaf cactus is the perfect rootstock. Not only is it a good fit for crabapples, but it's also much faster to survive, with new shoots growing in a week. If you have this grafting idea, you can just buy some leaf cactus and come back, it will definitely give you a great harvest.

3, dragon fruit

The branches of dragon fruit, a column of three prongs, is also a good rootstock for grafting crabapple orchids, people often call it "triangle". The growth is good, the supply of crabapple growth and flowering that is no problem at all. Not only is it easy to grow vigorously, flowering is also easy to burst.

But the dragon fruit tree has a drawback, is not hardy, in general, the ambient temperature can not be lower than ten degrees, this temperature above, in order to ensure that it grows without problems. If the home environment can not guarantee the temperature above ten degrees, do not choose to use the dragon fruit tree to graft crabapple orchids.

And those areas with suitable temperature, dragon fruit tree grafted crabapple orchid is still very advantageous, large amount of easy to burst flowers. However, it is not a very long time, may be just a few years, the ability to burst flowers will become weak, people use it for grafting, need to pay attention to it.

4, cactus ball

Crabapple orchid belongs to the cactus family of plants, theoretically, cactus plants can become anvil, but with cactus ball is rare. I remembered that I have used cactus balls as rootstocks for grafting crabapple orchids, and I don't know, it looks really good.

Cactus ball grafting crabapple orchid is perfectly fine, and cactus ball this plant, north and south can be planted, growth is no problem. There are favorite flower friends can go to try.

However, there is one thing that is fatal, that is, the root system of the cactus ball is usually very weak, and may end up growing and developing without the kind of ideal state that you think. Or even poorly cared for, can the whole thing have to rot.

And, a cactus ball, can not be grafted too many crab claw orchid leaves, or wait until a year, grow out more leaves, a small cactus ball, may not be able to supply nutrients, not only the crab claw orchid leaves become very thin and weak, the flowers are not much, the cactus ball seems to have become smaller. This is typical of inadequate water and nutrient supply.

So, cactus ball grafting, grafting for fun on the line, want to raise a good big long, not a good rootstock.

In summary, I personally feel that grafting crabapple orchids, or prioritizing cacti and leaf fairies, are both easily available rootstocks. Although there are many other plants in the cactus family, they are slow growing plants that are not suitable for grafting crabapple orchids. So, if you are interested in grafting crabapple orchids, remember to find the right rootstock for you!