Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...

Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...

So, it's best to graft the stock and scion from the same species. For best success, combine common fruit tree cultivars like apples, cherries, juneberry, autumn olives, and plums with a rootstock from ...

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPSPRUNING AND GRAFTING APPLE TREES. On Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m., at the Wytheville Farmers Market, 210 W. Spring St., the Wythe Bland Region Master Gardener Association will ...

Best For: Larger rootstocks, particularly for fruit trees. Plants that commonly benefit from cleft grafting include most fruit trees like apples, pears, peaches, cherries, as well as ornamental plants ...

“This tree is naturally adapted to our region ... plant by taking a cutting — a piece of stem — and grafting it onto an apple rootstock, which is the underground portion of a plant ...