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Here are some photos, not all I have but the most photogenic
The grafts are very vigorous, growing much faster than the cuttings on their own roots, probably because the Myrtles are strong and mature trees.
From what I read, it takes about 3 years before the fruit production from a graft or a cutting so I hope in the next 2-3 years to sample a ripe fruit
Please see below Vkusnyi and Myatadzhy grafted just a few moth ago!
Vkusnyi first.

Myatadzhy next

That's pretty awesome - Unfortunately at your location we wont learn much on cold hardiness! Did you graft with a growing rootstock/dormant cuttings?

Well... I have what I have , my weather sucks for the hardiness testing, it doesn’t even freeze here
The scions were dormant but the Myrtles were already actively growing, I didn’t have any issues with any grafts, all took.
You can see on the tags , the month was May, that’s when I got my UCD cuttings.

Yeah, either way it’s a great experiment for sure. Youve inspired me to try grafting on a crêpe myrtle with my students this semester!

Have good fruit come from anyone's grafts of poms to Crepe Myrtle?

One needs to wait for 3 years before fruiting, I am not there yet

JoshHolbrook wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:36 pm Yeah, either way it’s a great experiment for sure. Youve inspired me to try grafting on a crêpe myrtle with my students this semester!

Please share your experience!
I would try to root, graft and germinate seeds at the same time and compare the progress. All of this can be done in early Spring/ late winter. You just need to collect the seeds now or get a ripe Pom and keep it in a fridge before the time comes.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to any cold hardy pom seeds, and everything I keep has to survive in-ground after a few years (except my Melgar, I'll bend over backwards a little bit for that one). I'll be starting some cuttings though. I'm excited to do the grafting!

Crape myrtles are absolutely everywhere in the Dallas area - most popular (flowering) street/landscape tree for decades around here by far. You've got me thinking I should start grafting poms on to the ones around the neighborhood.