Grafting Fruit Trees

Have you ever wondered how weeping flowering cherries were produced on a straight trunk or how to make two different color flowers appear on one tree? How are those "fruit cocktail trees " made featuring different fruit on the same tree or how to clone your favorite trees without having to root them? Grafting is a technique of tree propagation and formation that has been around for more than 2 millennia. Rob Hamilton will discuss grafting history and various uses, tools and techniques. Leave this class with the basic knowledge you need to graft your own trees. $15 Garden members, $20 non-members.

5 person min. Register ONLINE at www.oakhurstgarden.org. Click on classes. We recommend registering 2-3 days in advance. Contact andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com for questions or concerns.