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 ...
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 ...
In this video, I work on three deciduous bonsai trees, with a special focus on a Japanese maple that features a strong nebari ...
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 ...
Davenport's Nahant Marsh is offering a workshop in grafting from 1-5 Saturday, May 21, at the education center, 4220 Wapello Ave. The workshop will be taught by Tom Wahl, of Red Fern Farm, Wapello, ...
Brazoria County Master Gardeners will present a citrus tree grafting seminar and workshop on Saturday September 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the BEES, Brazoria County Environmental Education Station, 585 ...
This is a common sight in planted woodland. A plantation of trees will have a nurse crop, usually of fir trees, planted quite close to the main crop to encourage straight, upward growth of the trunks.