How to graft trees: 8 grafting techniques for beginners bonus

If it's your first time growing fruit trees, you might be surprised to find out that almost all fruit trees are grafted, meaning they are actually TWO fruit trees! The first is the rootstock, which is below the soil. Rootstocks can have different properties, most commonly height - dwarf, semi-dwarf, and standard. Then, you have the fruit you actually want to grow, which is grafted TO the rootstock and grows above ground. The problem happens when the rootstock starts to grow shoots ABOVE ground.

While there are benefits to grafting many plants, like fruit trees or even tomatoes, sometimes it's done out of pure convenience and speed. With grafted roses its all about speed and being able to sell a large looking young roses ASAP post graft. Own-Root roses are hardier in the winter, are less suspectable to viruses, have a longer lifespan, and can't be planted wrong or have their graft damaged. As an added bonus an own root rose can be propagated from any cutting and either multiplied or sha

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