If you’ve recently purchased a fruit or nut tree — or if you already have one in your home landscape — take a close look at the trunk near the soil surface. You might see a faint scar where two ...

If you want to raise your favorite Gala apple variety, you can’t just plant a seed from a Gala apple and expect the resulting tree to produce fruit that will resemble a Gala. Instead, you must either ...

It takes some study, skill and practice to graft. Greg Giuliani, a home fruit grower and a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, shared an article he wrote on storing scion, the wood cutting from ...

A dwarf fruit tree consists of at least two parts that are grafted together: The lower portion, the rootstock, has more effect on the tree's growth rate and ultimate height. The upper portion grows ...

Collect scion wood now for grafting fruit trees later in spring. Wrap scions in plastic and store them in the refrigerator.

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 ...

Excitement on the prospect of making a kill by growing avocados is not going away any time soon. Today, I explain the concept of grafting avocados. Avocado tree grafting involves connecting the branch ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. 123rf.com Collect scion wood now for grafting fruit trees later in spring. Wrap scions in plastic and store them in the ...

Excitement on the prospect of making a kill by growing avocados is not going away any time soon. Today, I explain the concept of grafting avocados. Avocado tree grafting involves connecting the branch ...