Grafting Compatibility with Kevin Folta Orchard People

Learn about grafting compatibility and what kinds of trees can be grafted together by understanding the science of graft unions! Our guest is Dr Kevin Folta, Professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida.

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(00:00) - Introduction
(01:44) - Episode #100 information
(03:33) - What is fruit tree grafting
(04:37) - Does grafting happen in nature?
(08:00) - Why are some fruit tree cultivars easy to graft with than others?
(11:17) - Plant Morphology and Fruit Tree Grafting
(14:56) - Cellular Physiology and Grafting
(19:20) - Kevin's Podcast
(20:47) - Can you graft flowering plants and non-woody plants?
(21:58) - Do you need to pay royalties when using scion cuttings?
(25:21) - Can you graft zone 5 apples onto a zone 4 rootstock?
(27:23) - Sponsors
(31:39) - Part 2
(32:46) - Plant hormones and fruit tree grafting
(37:31) - Grafting and Taxonomy
(39:08) - Molecular biology and fruit tree grafting
(42:46) - Cherry trees and fruit tree grafting compatibility
(44:09) - Grafting vs Budding and stone fruit trees
(45:54) - Grafting chestnut trees onto oak trees?
(47:06) - Grafting Pear onto Quince
(49:56) - Grafting European Pears onto Various Rootstocks
(52:03) - Citation rootstock in California vs Florida
(54:59) - Why Kevin Loves Grafting
(57:15) - Access more grafting and fruit tree resources