Scionwood will be available for each student! Learn about grafting and the important role it plays in plant and tree production. You will receive an overview of budding techniques and practice grafting that you can use on your own trees. There will be several varieties of grafting wood, or scionwood, for you to build your own plum, peach, pear, or heritage apple tree. Rootstocks and grafting knives will be available for purchase at Common Ground. James has a background in botany and works locally as a landscape contractor. He also teaches part-time at Foothill College and is a member of the California Rare Fruit Growers Association.

GRAFTING

James Kern         Saturday, February 25

10:30 – 12:30       $31 + $4 materials fee

And ….BARE ROOT FRUIT TREE SALE

Tierra Madre Farm at Common Ground Garden Eduation Center

Saturday, February 25th

12:30 – 3:30

Heirloom and rare fruit trees available for purchase. Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears and Plums. Tierra Madre Farm is a small farm using orgnaic practices dedicated to promoting and preserving our world's crop diversity. We collect and propagate fruit and vegetable crops. Our trees and seeds are grown on a five acre farm in healthy soil in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We have great soil and it shows in the health of our crops. 

Chris Menge, Shane Murphy and Cory Murphy