Fruit Tree Grafting

Do you wish your ornamental crabapples had large juicy apples? Maybe your fruiting apple tree is too much to handle and you wish you had a crabapple. These are just a couple of reasons to practice the age old art of grafting. For centuries people have been changing fruit trees to suit their needs and you can too! In this presentation local fruit tree enthusiast, John Holzwart, will illustrate and graft several fruit trees and inspire you to do the same at home. Be sure to take good notes as this can become something that contributes to your gardening or tree care skills immensely!
The presenter, John Holzwart is a naturalist, permaculturist, educator, beekeeper, wild forager and traditional broom maker. He has a passion for wild foraging, grafting fruit trees and growing unusual fruit. John teaches and demonstrates the many traditional skills he practices at events across North America. You can often find John in the woods looking for broom handles, mushrooms and other wild edibles. You can learn more at www.plantbasedservices.com

This free program is funded by the Friends of Mead Public Library