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 quite ...

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 wood, ...

Make sure that the cambium of the scions is lined up and in contact with that of the stump. Use this step-by-step guide to cleft grafting fruit trees and start a one-tree apple orchard. How many folks ...

Luther Burbank, the famed experimental horticulturalist, called it making old trees young again. But even for novices, fruit tree grafting is alluringly simple: a dormant branch or twig - a scion - is ...

This is the fifth video in a 5 part series on seed saving for fruit and vegetable plants. In this episode (Ep5) I explain how I save plants in the category I call "Cuttings & grafting" from our food ...

An old tree can be perpetuated by grafting one of its stems onto a young rootstock. Learn how to graft trees that grow multiple fruits and the benefits of why graft trees are worth it. Grafting is the ...

Late winter is the perfect time to start getting your fruiting trees and shrubs ready for spring. Now is a good time for pruning and planting. And it is a great time to graft! Grafting is a method of ...

The winter months might seem like a gardener’s idle time, but this period actually invites a range of creative actions. In recent columns, we’ve addressed several seasonal gardening opportunities: ...