You see, I discovered years ago that, even with just one lonely apple tree, I could use a no-sweat technique called cleft grafting to transform something as unpromising as a “crabber” into a ...

Apple tree propagation involves a method called grafting. Grafting is the process of taking a base plant (rootstock) and attaching your desired plant (scion) to the top so that the roots are one ...

The topic will be bench grafting, where small dormant pieces (scions) from a desirable apple tree are incorporated into a dormant rootstock and preserved until the weather is suitable for planting.

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. People have been grafting apple trees for thousands of years, ever since the fruit was domesticated. “It’s an ancient technique,” says Julie ...

There are many different methods of grafting, but this principle remains the same. One plant that is almost always grafted is the apple tree. Because certain apple varieties have parentage that no ...

Their hardiness and excellent flavor make heirloom apples some of the best fruit trees to grow, and this is made possible by grafting. Apple trees sold for orchards and home growers have branches ...

I add to it each year by budding in the summer and grafting in the winter.’ For budding, a bud is cut from another apple tree and inserted into the bark of Mr Barnett’s tree, while grafting ...

It’s astonishing enough to learn that Calgary has everything it takes to be transformed into a massive, urban fruit orchard. But the fact that such a thing could happen in well under a decade?

Novices should first try grafting apple trees, which are relatively easy, said Jack Kay, 52, a master gardener and longtime grafter in Santa Clara. "Part of grafting is confidence, and you get ...