Grow Your Own Orchard: Apple & Pear Grafting Workshop

Join UW Extension Milwaukee County, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and the Milwaukee Urban Ag Network for an evening of hands-on learning in fruit tree grafting - an essential and empowering skill for orchardists and backyard growers alike.

This workshop will be led by experienced apple grower Margaret Krome, with support from Martin Ventura and Josie Dillon of UW Extension. Grafting is a way that tree growers combine the best traits of two or more varieties into one plant. By coupling a disease-resistant semi-dwarf  root stock with scion wood from a variety that produces excellent fruit, growers can achieve greater control over tree size, disease risk, and fruit type in their orchards.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of bench grafting and the science behind combining rootstock and scion wood to create strong, productive fruit trees.

Each participant will graft and take home TWO bareroot fruit trees.

Presenters

• Margaret Krome is a passionate apple grower…