Building a Tree, The Grafting Skill

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The goal of grafting and budding is to join together two living plant parts so that the whole grows as one plant. One of the two pieces supplies the roots and perhaps a length of trunk; this piece is called the rootstock. The other piece, the scion, provides the rest of the trunk, plus the stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. Each part retains its own identity.

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