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Custom Benchgraft

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Bench grafting is where a piece of scionwood is grafted onto a rootstock to grow a new tree.   The scionwood dictates the variety of fruit.  The rootstock dictates the size, hardiness, vigor, and disease resistance of the tree.  Apple scions must be grafted onto apple rootstock, pear scions onto pear rootstock, and plum scions onto stone rootstock.

There are many different methods of bench grafting, but the whip and tongue is a good one with high success rates.   Basically, we whip and tongue graft a piece of scionwood that has 2-3 buds on it (usually 2-3 inches) onto a rootstock of your choice.  Before grafting onto the rootstock, it is cut down to 6 inches above the top root which usually ends up with a 12 inch rootstock.  The resulting benchgraft is roughly 14-15 inches long.

  • Katharine Custom Benchgraft

    Katharine Custom Benchgraft

    A cross of Wagener and Ananas Reinette. Apple looks very similar to Waganer. A large, pretty apple with yellow-green skin partly covered with red and orange blush. Flesh is firm and juicy with a fine flavor.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Katja Custom Benchgraft

    Katja Custom Benchgraft

    Juicy, yellow-white flesh with good flavor. Moderately vigorous, upright, spreading tree. Good keeper.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Keepsake Custom Benchgraft

    Keepsake Custom Benchgraft

    Unattractive, irregularly shaped, 2.25 to 2.75 inch diameter, 90% red fruit. Fine grained, hard, very crisp, juicy light yellow flesh. Strongly aromatic flavor. Very hardy. Mellows with age. Attains peak fresh eating quality in January or February. Keeps...

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kent Custom Benchgraft

    Kent Custom Benchgraft

    Medium sized apple that is a cross between Cox Orange Pippin and Jonathan. Flesh is white and crisp with a sweeter and milder than either parent. Good keeper

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kerr Crab Custom Benchgraft

    Kerr Crab Custom Benchgraft

    Dolgo Crab and Haralson cross. A dark crimson skinned crab measuring about 1.75" in diameter . The flesh is yellow and tinged with red, crisp, juicy with a sweet/tart taste. It is very good for fresh eating and gets better with storage. Can be used...

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kerry Pippin Custom Benchgraft

    Kerry Pippin Custom Benchgraft

    Small shiny yellow fruit sometimes striped red in the sun. The crisp, crunchy, hard flesh has an intriguing flavor which, after much discussion and tasting, we can only characterize as a hint of boysenberry. Delicious!

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kestrel Custom Benchgraft

    Kestrel Custom Benchgraft

    A cross of New York Red Spy and Macoun. A medium, red apple. The flesh is cream color, juicy, and crisp with a sweet/tart flavor. A high quality dessert apple.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kidds Orange Red Custom Benchgraft

    Kidds Orange Red Custom Benchgraft

    Pink, crimson flush, some stripes over pale yellow skin with russet dots. Medium size, conic, slightly ribbed, hybrid of Cox Orange Pippin, that does better in warm climates than Cox. Rich balance of sugar, acidity and aromatics, with a hint of violets...

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • King David Custom Benchgraft

    King David Custom Benchgraft

    Medium size apple with pale green skin with some red overlay. Flesh is yellow, crisp and juicy with a flavorful spicy taste. Good storage. Excellent candidate for espalier. Resistant to fireblight.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • King Luscious Custom Benchgraft

    King Luscious Custom Benchgraft

    The skin is greenish-yellow covered with deep red and overlaid with darker red striping. The flesh is yellowish-white, fine-grained, crisp and juicy.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kingston Black Custom Benchgraft

    Kingston Black Custom Benchgraft

    Apple crimson over yellow orange ground color. Bitter sharp juice ferments to a distinctively flavored hard cider without blending. Cider only, except for the very brave. Irregular growth habit.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Kinsei Custom Benchgraft

    Kinsei Custom Benchgraft

    A large blushed yellow apple that is sweet and firm. Tree resembles Golden Delicious in growth habit and production. Some calyx russetting can occur in warmer districts. Storage is rated excellent.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Knobbed Russet Custom Benchgraft

    Knobbed Russet Custom Benchgraft

    Its irregular, uneven surface is overlaid with rough gray and black russet and distinctive welts and knobs. The soft and sweet creamy flesh is fine-grained with a sweet flavor.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
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