Grafting a sucker

[TreeDaddy]

I have a heavy producing Fuyu persimmon tree with 2 suckers ~ 4 ft tall and 1 in diameter

If I transplant as they are i suspect they will bear the traits of the rootstock and not the grafted scion

What if i top worked them with scion from the mother tree?

perhaps transplant immediately after grafting or wait a year?

appreciate any thoughts from the grafting persimmon experts

bill

 

[MW22392]

I am no persimmon grafting expert, but I do know root suckers pretty well. A sucker sprouts from the roots of the mother plant so it’s not transplantable without severing the roots off of the mother plant. I wouldn't mess with the root system and would just cut down the suckers.