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CANCELLED | Organic Orcharding Workshop: Bench Grafting Fruit Trees

  • River Bend Farm 184 Simpson Road Saco, ME, 04072 United States (map)

Saturday, April 4
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $55; $40 for MOFGA members

Learn to propagate and reproduce your favorite fruit tree varieties. Instructors will explain why to graft and will demonstrate the techniques for whip & tongue grafting. Participants will graft trees to take home and plant. Care for the new trees will also be discussed. Fee includes all supplies including rootstock, scionwood and handouts. Saco location led by Matt Kaminsky.

Please bring a bag lunch. You will need to purchase a grafting knife in advance of this event! Any old knife will NOT do; but we will have several grafting knives to lend to those without. (Please email events@mofga.org if you would like to borrow a knife.) This is the correct type of knife to use for grafting: https://www.fedcoseeds.com/ogs/search?item=8989.