Is Grafting a good way to easly grow plants and trees? How is Grafting done?

Answer 1

Grafting is generally done by cutting into a tree's bark and inserting a twig from another related tree. Then the two are bound together until they grow together.

This is usually done with fruit trees. If you take the seeds out of an apple and plant it, you may be disappointed with the fruit that develops on the trees that eventually grow. They may be small, or sour or not well formed, or may be susceptible to insect attacks.

But, if you have one of your trees which grows good fruit, you can take the extra branches and twigs which you have pruned off that tree (so the branches are not overburdened with fruit and drain the root stock) and graft them in to the tree that is hardy and vigorous (produces lots of nutritious sap) and then they will grow fruit of the same kind as the tree from which they were taken.

Grafting is very old; it is mentioned in the Bible (grafting olive trees, in the eleventh chapter of the letter of Paul to the Romans.)

What I have given you is only a simple overview; I don't work in an orchard or anything, and if you need to know more, I would suggest you contact a professional fruit grower. As fall begins in North America, the season for apples will be coming on. If you can, visit an orchard. They can probably tell you whatever you need to know.

Answer 2

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