grafting

     

Grafting is a metho of plant propagation widely used in horticulture (gardening), where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse with those of another. It is most commonly used for the propagation of trees and shrubs grown commercially. (Grafting is limited to dicots and gymnosperms. Monocots lack the vascular cambium required.)

Trivia about grafting

  • Most apples come from trees grown not from seeds but by this process
  • Most trees in apple orchards are not grown from seeds; they are produced using this process
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew points out a grape vine in the vineyard in Napa Valley, CA.) Because American root stock and Europe vines resist different pests, growers combine them using this technique

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