apple tree grafting is a way to change a large tree from an old to a new variety. it is an ancient chinese method of using a root system better adapted to soil or climate than that produced naturally by an ungrafted plant. grafting is the act of joining two plants together by slicing & tying the plants together. the upper part of the graft (the scion) becomes the top of the plant, the lower portion (the understock) becomes the root system or part of the trunk.

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