Can I bury the graft on citrus to get a standard?

James Landreth

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Okay, so hear me out

With plants in the rose family you can often bury the graft to get a standard. This can be advantageous in many situations.

I was wondering if I could do the same with some citrus I'll be planting in ground in my greenhouse.

I can use sand as the medium to help prevent rot.

Thoughts?

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Can you layer citrus to get rooted cuttings? (I don't know, my wife is the grafting propagating expert and isn't here to ask right now).

If you can, it should work. I do know many trees can't, but some can.

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I've heard of people layering citrus for new trees

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