Grafting and budding are methods of plant propagation that join parts of different plants so that they will grow as one plant. Nearly all fruit trees are grown on rootstocks that have been selected to overcome soil problems. The scion cultivar is typically budded onto the rootstock. These techniques are used to propagate cultivars to improve tree survival and resistance to soil-borne diseases or pests. Budding or grafting can also be used to convert a cultivar to another cultivar or to have more than one cultivar growing on the same tree.  After the lecture a hands-on demonstration of budding will take place in the demonstration fruit orchard. 

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