Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...

When I first tried grafting a 'Fuji' apple tree nearly 20 years ago, I was a bit skeptical. It just looked like a skill better left to the pros. However, the process was pretty easy and actually ...

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has ...

Graft: To fuse a scion and branch by exposing and aligning the cambium in each. Rootstock: Tree planted in the ground or a pot that receives grafted scions. Cambium: Tender, green layer of living ...

Fruit trees have become very expensive to buy. Most are well north of $20 each. Some are $25 or more, but you can build your own for about $5 each. Building your own fruit trees is easy. Scion ...

Grafting tools are extremely sharp and can be dangerous. Getting grafting right takes skill and patience. Time and money must be invested in growing rootstock and scion wood trees, and not all ...

Grafting tools are extremely sharp and can be dangerous. Getting grafting right takes skill and patience. Time and money must be invested in growing rootstock and scion wood trees, and not all ...

The cleft graft joins scions to rootstocks (or branches of a tree) 1 to 3 inches across, so it’s useful for topworking. Use two scion pieces for each graft to hedge your bets in case one of the ...

Grafting citrus onto trifoliate orange rootstock imparts added cold hardiness to the upper part of the tree — an important reason we plant grafted citrus trees. They are more likely to survive ...