A healthy plant needs a healthy root system, and in some cases, it's better if that root system is from a different plant. These are called rootstocks, and today we go below the surface and find out ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a problem with my navel orange tree. It is producing two types ...
From your donor tree, take a stem cutting—also called a scion. This is the portion that will grow into the main tree, with the desirable DNA traits you're looking to reproduce (as opposed to the ...
I first heard about Fortuniana rootstock a few years ago at a rose society meeting. The presenter, master rosarian Dona Martin, told us that rose plants grafted on Fortuniana rootstock grow larger ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a problem with my navel orange tree. It is producing two types ...