One of my goals in life is to become an expert at grafting fruit trees. I dream of creating one tree with a dozen different flavors: Cox's Orange Pippin here, Roxbury Russet there. Sweet Sixteen, Mac, ...

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 ...

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - One of the gardening skills that tend to be forgotten in this day and time is grafting and budding. Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to join parts ...

Multiple methods for propagating fruit trees? Why not just plant seeds? The reason is that the seeds of any fruit will produce fruiting trees, but the fruit is unlikely to be true-to-type to the ...

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 ...

Propagating fruit trees lets you grow more delicious fruit at home, but each method needs the right timing and care. Different trees and techniques—like cuttings, grafting, budding, and air ...

Last week I wrote about the various ways that grafting has been used to create street trees and repair injuries on girdled trees. If the snow from yet another March blizzard does not melt quickly, ...

What's better than homegrown fruit? Whether it's apples, peaches, or pears, the possibilities are endless—and the local flavor and freshness can't be overstated. The best way to get even more of these ...

The great thing about working with plants and plant people is watching things grow and observing how they change. It seems I learn so much everyday, just from talking with colleagues about ...