Grafting Course 20th March  2016

Learning how to graft named varieties of fruit tree onto different rootstock to increase vigour and to control size of tree

Dave Kasper in the yurt,

Showing how to snip the rootstock plant

Ed has definitely got it…

       …. A perfect modified De Breuil Hook

Richard making sure the knife is sharp!

Tom. Richard, Bob and Simon all  concentrating

Tom, Ed and Julian….all grafting hard!

Yes, really!

The new treelets are planted in the nursery bed at Coneygree

And tucked in all nice and safe.