ESTABLISHING BENCH GRAFTS — SOME LESSONS LEARNED

  by Bob Purvis   I’ve done a lot of bench grafting over the past ten years and then grown the trees in pots or in the garden or (more recently) in a pasture. There have been some good success stories, but also some disappointments. Here are some lessons I’ve learned in the horticulture department…

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ESTABLISHING NEW FRUIT TREES—SOME LESSONS LEARNED

  by Bob Purvis   During the past sixteen years, I have planted a few hundred fruit trees and recently watched the planting of several thousand at our Richland fruit ranch. Here are some observations I would like to pass on to Alaska Pioneer Fruit growers members who plan to plant trees in 1997.  …

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