How To: Z-Graft New Apple Trees
This is my favourite method for grafting apple trees, one that I’ve found to be easier, safer and perhaps slightly more reliable than whip-and-tongue.
This is my favourite method for grafting apple trees, one that I’ve found to be easier, safer and perhaps slightly more reliable than whip-and-tongue.
In the face of all the best advice to the contrary, I’ve decided to try growing a new apple variety or two from seed.
In the 18th century pomologists knew that only grafted trees came true to type, without knowing exactly why…
An intro to Genetic diversity and clonal propagation, sixteenth century style.