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Post #749663 by fruitmentor on Mon, Aug 24, 2015 10:43 AM

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I am in the process of topworking a lime tree with some more exotic citrus varieties that will be fun to try in mixed drinks. I have grafts of Sweet Limes, Acidless Lemons, and the Marrakech Limonette all growing on my Persian Lime tree.

Here is a video showing how I have done most of them:
Grafting Citrus Trees

I have done bud grafting too, but I find it more useful for making a new tree than for topworking:
Grafting Citrus (step-by-step)

Here is a video of the bud grafting technique:
Grafting Citrus

California has a program that makes it easy and inexpensive to order budwood of exotic citrus varieties for grafting. Here is a video showing how to set up an account and order budwood:
How to Order Citrus Budwood

Enjoy!