Demonstration of one of the simplest and most useful techniques for grafting fruit trees. A ‘pencil’ of the scion wood, variety Queen Cox in this case, is used from storage, these need to be cut while the wood is winter-dormant eg February to early March, and stored cool and not too dry. I usually put them in a plastic bag in the fridge
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