Section 01
Union
The joint that decides the size of the tree.
Entries in Union
Decision · consequence- 01 The rootstock decides Size, precocity, anchorage and how long the tree takes to pay for itself are all set below the graft. The scion supplies the fruit and almost nothing else.
- 02 Reading the callus ridge The swollen line where the two woods met, and what a poor union looks like.
- 03 Bench grafting Made indoors in winter, a whip-and-tongue cut bound and left to knit.
- 04 Dwarfing is a restriction A dwarfing stock works by limiting what gets past the union. What that costs in anchorage and drought tolerance.
- 05 The union must stay clear Planted too deep, the scion roots and the whole point is lost.
- 06 Interstems Three trees in one: a middle piece grafted between stock and scion.