{"id":241058,"date":"2026-09-22T14:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=241058"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:57:46","slug":"avocado-grafting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/22\/avocado-grafting\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> extension agent\u2019s avocado grafting videos reach YouTube milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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McDonald\u2019s YouTube series on avocado grafting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/span> Extension agent Ty McDonald has achieved a milestone with his educational video series on avocado grafting reaching elite educational content status on YouTube.<\/p>\n

The two-part series on grafting avocado trees—Grafting Avocado with Ty McDonald-Part 1: Principles (theory)<\/a><\/em> and Part 2: Practices (making the graft)<\/em><\/a>—has earned more than 251,000 and 221,000 views, respectively. Fewer than 0.5% of educational videos on YouTube reach more than 250,000 views.<\/p>\n

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McDonald\u2019s YouTube series on avocado grafting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McDonald, an associate extension agent at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR<\/abbr>), produced the series in 2012 in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Tropical Fruit Growers.<\/p>\n

‘What, why, when, and how’ of grafting<\/h2>\n

McDonald manages the West Hawaiʻi<\/span> Master Gardener Program in Kona. He brings decades of experience to the series, having first learned grafting techniques at a major Kona avocado nursery in 1985.<\/p>\n

In the videos, McDonald addresses the “what, why, when, and how” of grafting while sharing nuanced tips on knife skills and scion cuts that are often missing from other tutorials.<\/p>\n

“Grafting is often described as a combination of art and science,” he said. “I explained all the scientific principles behind it, and then I\u2019ve got a certain amount of skill now from having done it a long time to actually make the cuts, and that\u2019s where the art comes in.”<\/p>\n

The series steadily attracts more viewers every year. For McDonald, who has served as a 糖心视频<\/abbr> extension agent for over two decades, helping others is the true reward.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the combination of numerous positive comments regarding the quality and helpfulness of the information delivered that is most validating,” McDonald said. “It is also very gratifying when folks tell me they learned how to graft by watching these videos.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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