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How To: Top-Graft a ‘Family’ Apple Tree

Here’s how I went about creating a ‘family’ apple tree of six varieties, using the rind grafting technique.

Published April 2, 2022
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Grafting Tagged apple, catshead, grafting, orleans reinette, rind grafting, rosemary russet, tydemans early worcester, wareham russet, worcester pearmain

Growing a ‘Family’ Apple Tree – Episode 1

Feature image: a grafted family tree

I’ve been meaning to graft up a multi-variety apple tree for a while; here’s my first attempt.

Published February 27, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Grafting Tagged bench grafting, dormant grafting, egremont russet, family tree, grafting, laxton's superb, wareham russet
  1. Darren T on Conrad Heresbach (and Barnaby Googe) on GraffingMarch 12, 2023

    You're welcome Brigitte, glad you found in interesting :)

  2. Brigitte Webster on Conrad Heresbach (and Barnaby Googe) on GraffingMarch 12, 2023

    Really interesting! Thank you! Learnt a lot!

  3. Darren T on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextFebruary 26, 2023

    Hi Rick - I'd say it depends on whether you're likely to have any more harsh frosts in north Alabama…

  4. Rick on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextFebruary 25, 2023

    Should I cut back the frost bite tips of my fig tree? They are a much darker color than the…

  5. Darren T on May Byron, on Making ‘Apples, Scalloped’February 12, 2023

    That's a good point, pick a nice, tart cooking apple and it wouldn't be overly sugary. And that fig tart…

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