Grafting is how orchardists multiply trees they love, repair damaged trunks, and grow multiple varieties on a single rootstock. It looks like surgery. It feels like magic. It is, at its core, a simple skill that anyone willing to make clean cuts and work quickly can learn.
Grafting Fruit Trees for Beginners covers every technique a home orchardist needs: whip-and-tongue for bench grafting dormant wood, cleft grafting for topworking established trees, bark grafting for large-diameter stocks, and chip budding for summer propagation.
