Australian Native Plants Grafting Study Group

Welcome to the Australian Native Plants Grafting Study Group.

The Australian Native Plants Grafting Study Group is one of a number of Study Groups within the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) whose aims are to further knowledge about the cultivation, propagation and conservation of specific Australian plants. Members of the Group are mainly keen amateurs with no formal horticultural or botanical knowledge, although a number of professionals in those fields also participate. As in all study groups, the members’ work is mainly carried out in their own homes and gardens and in their own spare time.

Many of us have been propagating Australian native plants for some time learning about the complexities of seed dormancy, the use of smoke in germination and the intricacies of cuttings propagation. Some of us have progressed to the next frontier which is grafting.

We know that some of our more desirable plants struggle in gardens when grown on their own roots and there has been much work done on plant compatibility matching stock and scion with mixed results. One person’s success might be another’s failure. This Study Group hopes to attract amateur grafters to share information and help beginners to develop techniques which work. Regular newsletters will be published to share information on the best equipment to buy and how to set up a working space for our propagation efforts.

If you are interested in exploring methods of grafting Australian native plants, why not consider joining to help expand our knowledge of this technique .

(Photo: A just completed top wedge graft; Maria Hitchcock)

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Membership is available to members of an ANPSA-affiliated Regional Society. If you are not a member of a Regional Society, please refer to the ANPSA Membership Page for further information on joining.

For more information or to join, please send a request using the following form (please note that all fields are mandatory* – you may edit the ‘Message’ field if necessary).

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Newsletters

Regular newsletters provide a forum for Group members to discuss and record activities and experiences in grafting various Australian native plants.

The Study Group’s newsletters are available for download from the link below (Note: These are in pdf format and will require a PDF Reader to view them).

****Click here to access the Australian Native Plants Grafting Study Group Newsletters*****

Grafting Resources

These are a few internet and other resources on Isopogon and Petrophile:

Books:

Elliot, W. R and Jones D (1990), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol.1, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Melbourne.

Journals:

The Society’s journal “Australian Plants” is particularly useful for those interested in propagation of Australian plants. The following article describes grafting techniques for Isopogon and Petrophile.

Vol 31, No.247 Winter 2021; A guide to grafting isopogons and petrophiles.

There may be other issues with relevant information and these can be searched via the ‘Publications’ menu at the top of this page.

Internet:

Grafting Australian Native Plants – Australian National Botanic Gardens
Table of successful scion/stock combinations – Australian National Botanic Gardens
ANPSA’s Plant Propagation Pages