A group of 18 members received some great pruning instructions from Wendy Krupnick.
Redwood Empire Scion Exchange 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa Veterans Building [Directions]
1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
9:00 am – Members Only (Join/Renew before our Exchange)
10:00 am–2:00 pm – Open to the Public
$5.00 for Members and Non-Members
12:00 pm – Grafting Class with David Ulmer
Custom Tree Grafting Service: $5/graft
Expert grafters are available to graft a custom tree for you. Purchase your rootstock, choose your scion, and then buy a custom grafting ticket for $5.
Rootstock: $5–10 each
Apple:
M111 EMLA – 3/8″ Semi-Dwarf %80 vigorous Apple
Budagovski 9 – 3/8″ Full Dwarf %35 Winter Harty
Geneva 890 – 1/4″ Semi Dwarf %60
Malus domestica Seedling – 3/8″
Pear:
Old Home x Farmingdale 97 1/4″ Standard Size
Old Home x Farmingdale 87 3/8″ Semi Dwarf %75 Winter Hardy Fireblight resistant
Plum:
Prunus marianna 2624 – 1/4″ Large Semi-Dwarf
Prunus myrobalan 29C – 1/4″ Large 16-20 Feet Resistant to Root knot nematode and crown gall.
Prunus myrobalan seedling – 1/4″
Prunus persica peach ‘Lovell’ – 3/8′ and larger – Full-size tree
Prunus persica peach ‘Nemared’ – 1/4′ and larger- Standard tree height
Cherry:
‘Colt’ – Semi Dwarf %90
No price breaks for larger quanities.
Fresh Citrus Fruit for Sale
Enjoy variety of delicious fresh citrus fruit grown by CRFG member Ray Sheehey.
Scion Collection Starter Kit: $2
Available at entry: includes plastic bag, sharpie and tape. Or you bring your own plastic bags, tape, sharpies etc.
Vendor Inquiries: Please contact Will Haynes at Phil_p_2001@ yahoo.com
- Select special cultivar cuttings for grafting – often over 500 varieties!
- Enjoy grafting and planting demonstrations for beginners
- Rootable cuttings also available: grapes, figs, pomegranates and more may be planted directly in the ground
- Fruit Experts available to answer questions
- Download our flyer to share
Download Your Comprehensive Guide
How to Make the Best of a CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
WHAT TO BRING
- Scion wish list (based on fruit tastings, research, and experienced recommendations according to the chill-hours and micro-climate of where you live)
- Gallon zip-top plastic bag to put your scions in so they stay fresh, (include your name on it in case you lay it down and forget)
- Painters or masking tape to label your scions
- Permanent Marker to write on your tape
- Notebook & pen to take notes
- A handled-tote to carry them all in
- Scions to share from your trees. (See instructions below.)
- Cash for entry for all your purchases
What NOT to Bring
- NO Citrus or relatives (plants or scions/cuttings) Find out why.
- NO Disease or Pests on infected plants
- NO Old-Wood with fruit spurs (two years or older wood)
- Bring only the most recent tip growth that grew last year
- NO Non-Edible Plants
- NO Currently Patented Plant Varieties <Cultivars in green safe to share
- Learn all about Finding Plant Patents
Scion Exchange Essential Knowledge
- Your Master Guide: Make the Best of a CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
- What is a Scion Exchange?
- What Should Members and Attendees Bring?
- How to Harvest Scions for a Scion Exchange (video)
- How to Collect Scionwood with photos
- Watch Videos showing how to harvest and prepare scions for an Exchange
- Print Labels for the Scion bags you bring to the Exchange
- Grafting Fruit Trees with Graham Stott (pdf)
- Fruit and Nut Harvest Dates plan a continuous harvest throughout the season
- Attend other CRFG Scion Exchanges around the state
Join Now Don’t wait until the Scion Exchange to fill in forms. Join or renew your membership to CRFG and to our Chapter for early member only access to the Exchange and exclusive members only opportunities:
- Join CRFG to help us support our mission—including scion exchanges!
- Subscribe to our Redwood Chapter for exclusive orchard tours, events, grafting classes, fruit tastings, and educational opportunities
Previous Scion Exchanges
We’re looking forward to getting together again in person in 2024. See below for photos and information from previous scion exchanges.
Our most popular event is the Scion Exchange we host every Febuary, open to the public.
This event is not to be missed for all fruit enthusiasts. We focus on sharing free scion wood from all sorts of fruit trees and vines — common favorites, heirlooms, rare and experimental varieties – usually 500+ varieties. We supply rootstocks to graft them onto at a nominal price, and expert grafters who can custom-graft fruit trees on the spot for a nominal fee.
In addition, multiple vendors supply a tremendous variety of fruiting plants you won’t find anywhere else for some incredible deals.
We offer free grafting demonstration classes for beginners, plus experts are available to answer your fruit-growing questions.
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500 varieties of fruit available for freeRootstocks available at nominal chargeBare root fruit trees for sale
Expert grafting services availableMany unusual fruit varieties for saleA big turnout every year
Free grafting classesExciting raffle prizes!Free goodies from our members
Collecting and Sharing Scions
Collecting Scions at the Exchange
Bring gallon ziplock baggies, tape and a sharpie marker to label your scions. Help yourself to no more than a scion or two of each variety you will really graft this year.
Download our Scion Exchange guide (pdf).
Preparing Scions for Contribution
Please take care in the labeling of any scions you’d like to bring to the Scion Exchange. Scions should be cut from clean, one-year-old wood, about 1/4 inch in diameter and generally no more than 6 inches long so that they fit in attendees’ gallon ziplock bags. Please bring then in clearly-labelled gallon ziplock bags.
Download the Scion Label Form
Patent and Quarantine Information
Only scions from non-patented non-quarantined trees may be brought to the exchange.
VIDEO: Getting Ready for the CRFG Scion Exchange
Additional Links
- A video at YouTube on how to collect and label scions.
- A Press Democrat article about members and grafting, including Fred who has 100 varieties of apples on one tree.
- If you are donating plants to the raffle, please label them with this form.
Additional scion exchanges are held at CRFG chapters throughout California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Click here to find the closest chapter and whom to contact for dates of events.
Collecting and Sharing Scions
Collecting Scions at the Exchange
Bring gallon ziplock baggies, tape and a sharpie marker to label your scions. Help yourself to no more than a scion or two of each variety you will really graft this year.
Download our Scion Exchange guide (pdf).
Preparing Scions for Contribution
Please take care in the labeling of any scions you’d like to bring to the Scion Exchange. Scions should be cut from clean, one-year-old wood, about 1/4 inch in diameter and generally no more than 6 inches long so that they fit in attendees’ gallon ziplock bags. Please bring then in clearly-labelled gallon ziplock bags.
Download the Scion Label Form
Patent and Quarantine Information
Only scions from non-patented non-quarantined trees may be brought to the exchange.
VIDEO: Getting Ready for the CRFG Scion Exchange
Additional Links
- A video at YouTube on how to collect and label scions.
- A Press Democrat article about members and grafting, including Fred who has 100 varieties of apples on one tree.
- If you are donating plants to the raffle, please label them with this form.
Additional scion exchanges are held at CRFG chapters throughout California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Click here to find the closest chapter and whom to contact for dates of events.
Redwood Empire Scion Exchange 2024
Saturday, February 17, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa Veterans Building [Directions]
1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
9:00 am – Members Only (Join/Renew before our Exchange)
10:00 am–2:00 pm – Open to the Public
$5.00 for Members and Non-Members
12:00 pm – Grafting Class with David Ulmer
Custom Tree Grafting Service: $5/graft
Expert grafters are available to graft a custom tree for you. Purchase your rootstock, choose your scion, and then buy a custom grafting ticket for $5.
Rootstock: $5–10 each
Apple:
M111 EMLA – 3/8″ Semi-Dwarf %80 vigorous Apple
Budagovski 9 – 3/8″ Full Dwarf %35 Winter Harty
Geneva 890 – 1/4″ Semi Dwarf %60
Malus domestica Seedling – 3/8″
Pear:
Old Home x Farmingdale 97 1/4″ Standard Size
Old Home x Farmingdale 87 3/8″ Semi Dwarf %75 Winter Hardy Fireblight resistant
Plum:
Prunus marianna 2624 – 1/4″ Large Semi-Dwarf
Prunus myrobalan 29C – 1/4″ Large 16-20 Feet Resistant to Root knot nematode and crown gall.
Prunus myrobalan seedling – 1/4″
Prunus persica peach ‘Lovell’ – 3/8′ and larger – Full-size tree
Prunus persica peach ‘Nemared’ – 1/4′ and larger- Standard tree height
Cherry:
‘Colt’ – Semi Dwarf %90
No price breaks for larger quanities.
Fresh Citrus Fruit for Sale
Enjoy variety of delicious fresh citrus fruit grown by CRFG member Ray Sheehey.
Scion Collection Starter Kit: $2
Available at entry: includes plastic bag, sharpie and tape. Or you bring your own plastic bags, tape, sharpies etc.
Vendor Inquiries: Please contact Phil Pieri at Phil_p_2001@ yahoo.com
- Select special cultivar cuttings for grafting – often over 500 varieties!
- Enjoy grafting and planting demonstrations for beginners
- Rootable cuttings also available: grapes, figs, pomegranates and more may be planted directly in the ground
- Fruit Experts available to answer questions
- Download our flyer to share
Download Your Comprehensive Guide
How to Make the Best of a CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
WHAT TO BRING
- Scion wish list (based on fruit tastings, research, and experienced recommendations according to the chill-hours and micro-climate of where you live)
- Gallon zip-top plastic bag to put your scions in so they stay fresh, (include your name on it in case you lay it down and forget)
- Painters or masking tape to label your scions
- Permanent Marker to write on your tape
- Notebook & pen to take notes
- A handled-tote to carry them all in
- Scions to share from your trees. (See instructions below.)
- Cash for entry for all your purchases
What NOT to Bring
- NO Citrus or relatives (plants or scions/cuttings) Find out why.
- NO Disease or Pests on infected plants
- NO Old-Wood with fruit spurs (two years or older wood)
- Bring only the most recent tip growth that grew last year
- NO Non-Edible Plants
- NO Currently Patented Plant Varieties <Cultivars in green safe to share
- Learn all about Finding Plant Patents
Scion Exchange Essential Knowledge
- Your Master Guide: Make the Best of a CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
- What is a Scion Exchange?
- What Should Members and Attendees Bring?
- How to Harvest Scions for a Scion Exchange (video)
- How to Collect Scionwood with photos
- Watch Videos showing how to harvest and prepare scions for an Exchange
- Print Labels for the Scion bags you bring to the Exchange
- Grafting Fruit Trees with Graham Stott (pdf)
- Fruit and Nut Harvest Dates plan a continuous harvest throughout the season
- Attend other CRFG Scion Exchanges around the state
Join Now Don't wait until the Scion Exchange to fill in forms. Join or renew your membership to CRFG and to our Chapter for early member only access to the Exchange and exclusive members only opportunities:
- Join CRFG to help us support our mission—including scion exchanges!
- Subscribe to our Redwood Chapter for exclusive orchard tours, events, grafting classes, fruit tastings, and educational opportunities
Previous Scion Exchanges
We’re looking forward to getting together again in person in 2024. See below for photos and information from previous scion exchanges.
Our most popular event is the Scion Exchange we host every Febuary, open to the public.
This event is not to be missed for all fruit enthusiasts. We focus on sharing free scion wood from all sorts of fruit trees and vines — common favorites, heirlooms, rare and experimental varieties – usually 500+ varieties. We supply rootstocks to graft them onto at a nominal price, and expert grafters who can custom-graft fruit trees on the spot for a nominal fee.
In addition, multiple vendors supply a tremendous variety of fruiting plants you won’t find anywhere else for some incredible deals.
We offer free grafting demonstration classes for beginners, plus experts are available to answer your fruit-growing questions.
- 500 varieties of fruit available for free
- Rootstocks available at nominal charge
- Bare root fruit trees for sale
- Expert grafting services available
- Many unusual fruit varieties for sale
- A big turnout every year
- Free grafting classes
- Exciting raffle prizes!
- Free goodies from our members
Collecting and Sharing Scions
Collecting Scions at the Exchange
Bring gallon ziplock baggies, tape and a sharpie marker to label your scions. Help yourself to no more than a scion or two of each variety you will really graft this year.
Download our Scion Exchange guide (pdf).
Preparing Scions for Contribution
Please take care in the labeling of any scions you’d like to bring to the Scion Exchange. Scions should be cut from clean, one-year-old wood, about 1/4 inch in diameter and generally no more than 6 inches long so that they fit in attendees’ gallon ziplock bags. Please bring then in clearly-labelled gallon ziplock bags.
Download the Scion Label Form
Patent and Quarantine Information
Only scions from non-patented non-quarantined trees may be brought to the exchange.
VIDEO: Getting Ready for the CRFG Scion Exchange
Additional Links
- A video at YouTube on how to collect and label scions.
- A Press Democrat article about members and grafting, including Fred who has 100 varieties of apples on one tree.
- If you are donating plants to the raffle, please label them with this form.
Additional scion exchanges are held at CRFG chapters throughout California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Click here to find the closest chapter and whom to contact for dates of events.
Collecting and Sharing Scions
Collecting Scions at the Exchange
Bring gallon ziplock baggies, tape and a sharpie marker to label your scions. Help yourself to no more than a scion or two of each variety you will really graft this year.
Download our Scion Exchange guide (pdf).
Preparing Scions for Contribution
Please take care in the labeling of any scions you’d like to bring to the Scion Exchange. Scions should be cut from clean, one-year-old wood, about 1/4 inch in diameter and generally no more than 6 inches long so that they fit in attendees’ gallon ziplock bags. Please bring then in clearly-labelled gallon ziplock bags.
Download the Scion Label Form
Patent and Quarantine Information
Only scions from non-patented non-quarantined trees may be brought to the exchange.
VIDEO: Getting Ready for the CRFG Scion Exchange
Additional Links
- A video at YouTube on how to collect and label scions.
- A Press Democrat article about members and grafting, including Fred who has 100 varieties of apples on one tree.
- If you are donating plants to the raffle, please label them with this form.
Additional scion exchanges are held at CRFG chapters throughout California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Click here to find the closest chapter and whom to contact for dates of events.
WHEN: Sunday August 13th. at 1:00 PM
WHERE: Please join the Redwood Empire chapter to get access to our email list. Address is sent out to members on the email list.
Come learn how or practice your summer bud grafting and participate in our summer scion exchange.
Think about what really good fruit varieties you could share.
The budwood should be cut the day of the event, labeled, and immediately put in a cooler.
Make sure you do not bring patented varieties.
Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Pluots, Apples, Pears and Cherries can all be propagated in the summer.
Almost all of the commercial fruit trees are budded in the summer.
Peaches/nectarines, in particular, seem to do better with summer budding.
Bring your offerings and also select what varietals you would like to have.
Our illustrious plant biologist, David Ulmer, will instruct how to chip bud for the most success.
See you all there.
WHEN: Saturday – Feb. 25, 2023
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
WHERE: Santa Rosa Veterans Building
Across from the Sonoma County Fairgrounds
1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa 95404
Free cuttings for grafting – often over 500 varieties! Grafting demonstrations by expert grafters.
Various rootstocks available for sale.
Custom trees grafted at your request (limited).
Fruit Experts available to answer questions.
Tree Sales, Bee Blocks, Crafts, Preserves, Honey!
Bring big baggies, tape to write-on or labels, and a “Sharpie” pen for labeling cuttings
Vendors may contact Phil Pieri at Phil_p_2001@ yahoo.com
We had a great time this year with the tasting and scoring. We were able to get use of the Sebastopol Grange Hall for the event. This year was a public event, and we had such a good time. Thank you to everyone involved.
David Ulmer presented a great talk about pears that was enjoyed live via Zoom by participating members. Thanks David!
Although we had planned to enjoy a nice time together at Ettamarie Parson’s place in Petaluma, a certain virus had other plans for our event. Thanks to the efforts (and courage) of David Ulmer, we gathered together on Zoom for the first time.
David hosted a live online grafting tutorial by Zoom. David made two short videos of me doing a cleft graft and a whip and tongue graft that he shared with a live voice-over. We had pelnty of time for questions and answers.