Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop

Fruit Tree Grafting: Have you wanted to learn how to graft a tree? Join Bill Davison, former organic vegetable grower and now Local food Systems and Small Farms Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, as he leads fruit tree grafting workshops at Sunny Lane Farm in Eureka on April 19 and at Spence Farm in Fairbury on April 26.

Cost: $10.00

  • Includes rootstock, scionwood, and grafting supplies

Register: University of Illinois Extension Grafting Workshop

Benefits of Tree Grafting

  • High quality root stock: We will be using modern disease resistant Geneva rootstock, along with scionwood from modern and heirloom disease resistant varieties. The trees will be easier to manage and more likely to produce marketable fruit over the long term. See Cummins Nursery for more information on these improved rootstocks.
  • Match root stock to your growing conditions.
  • Reduced cost compared to a tree purchased from a Nursery.

Workshop Includes

  • Grafting three trees using a whip and tongue method.
  • Discussing Holistic Orchard Management
  • Reviewing techniques to improve the overall health, disease and pest resistance of your trees.

Tools Needed

  • Thin-bladed pocket knife
  • One pair of hand pruners

Extra

  • Rootstock will be available, $2.00 per stock
  • The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way will be available for purchase

Register: University of Illinois Extension Grafting Workshop

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