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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
David Ulmer presented a great talk about pears that was enjoyed live via Zoom by participating members. Thanks David! … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
CRFG grafters and helpers turned out in force for our annual grafting “party”. This year we congregated at Maile Pieri’s home. We grafted between 125 and 200 trees. Bob McCarville sourced good compost to add to our potting mixture — hopefully we’ll … Continue reading
We held our annual scion exchange at the Santa Rosa Veteran’s center. Hundreds of people attended this community event, collecting free scions from hundreds of varieties of fruit trees. Rootstocks were available for sale at a nominal price, and CRFG … Continue reading
CRFG held its annual grafting clinic geared for beginners and those that would like to improve their technique with hands-on guidance & support. This year’s clinic was held at the beautiful home and gardens of member Dr. Allan Bernstein. This … Continue reading