Rabbits have a good thing going. They distract us by masquerading as the cute candy-toting Easter Bunny or Bambi’s buddy Thumper, while behind our backs their kinfolks are devouring everything in our ...

Did you know that almost all fruit trees are grafted? So are most nursery trees, for that matter. Grafting is a method of joining two different varieties of tree, to get the best qualities of both in ...

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 ...

Has it ever occurred to you that you could design your own fruit tree? Maybe not, but you could if you knew how to graft. Like some skills not widely practiced, grafting has acquired a mystique. The ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Loved the cherries from your grandma's orchard but can't get their seeds or root cuttings to establish? Perhaps, you've sacrificed your dreams ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may ...