Grafting Fruit Trees: Techniques for the Australian Home Gardener

Grafting Fruit Trees: Techniques for the Australian Home GardenerGrafting allows Australian home gardeners to create their own fruit trees, add new varieties to existing trees, and produce plants unavailable commercially — a guide to the basic techniques accessible to beginners.Getting StartedTongue and groove grafting (whip and tongue graft) is the most reliable graft for similar-diameter scions and rootstocks. Ensure the cambium layers (the thin green layer beneath the bark) align on at leas…