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 ...

GRAFTING ONE FIG TREE ONTO ANOTHER Carol Gorenberg writes: I planted a white Genoa fig tree nine years ago and have kept it compact and nicely shaped to form the focal point of my small, sunny West ...

To successfully graft your fruit trees, it helps to know the different techniques you can employ, since each serves different ...

Come to our grafting workshop and learn a new skill. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, March 17, at the Ron Ramsey Ag Center in Blountville. We’ve all wanted to plant an apple or other fruit ...

Sealing pruning wounds with grafting compound or any other gunk, like paint, wax, tar or roofing compound, literally adds insult to injury. Grafting compound should be used only to temporarily limit ...

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