This is a list of frequently asked questions that our foresters have collected. Take a look at this list and your question might have already been asked and answered. An arborist will graft two similar trees to allow the final tree to have the best of both original trees. The process starts by finding two compatible trees. Once the trees have been found, the two must be prepared for the graft.
Different trees have slightly different procedures.
However, you must cut the top off of one plant to prepare the rooted portion of the new tree. Then the bottom must be cut off of the second tree to prepare the new top section. The two halves are then placed together and bound so that they can grow into one final tree. There are several reasons that trees are grafted. The most common would be to provide a dwarf fruit tree on a very hardy root stock.