On March 15 we held our annual Grafting Clinic at David Ulmer’s house. David gave a brief grafting talk and demonstration, then everyone who wanted individual instruction had the opportunity to buddy up with one of the experienced grafters. Participants were encouraged to bring scions if … Continue reading
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CRFG expert grafters gathered together to graft heirloom trees for their annual plant sale fundraiser. Numerous varieties of apple, pear, cherry, plum and peach scions were on hand, plus super rootstocks (myro plum, red leafed Lovell peach, OHxF pear and mahaleb cherry) … Continue reading
For the second year running, CRFG members hosted a grafting clinic at Altimira Middle School in Sonoma. CRFG provided rootstocks, grafting materials and expert grafter/instructors. Something like 120 kids have grafted apples. Some kids took them home to plant. Other trees … Continue reading
This year’s scion exchange was a great success, as usual. Please enjoy the following photos from the event. … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who helped make our annual Apple/Pear tasting a success. Thanks especially to Keith Borglum for arranging the venue at Ace Cidery. We had a cool place out of the sun and a chance to taste some wonderful … Continue reading
Heirloom Expo was well attended (20,000?), and our booth was staffed most of the time. http://theheirloomexpo.com It was a big hit with attendees, and with hosts, as CRFG-Redwood won Best of Class and Reserve Champion awards! None of us knew … Continue reading
CRFG-Redwood hosted their annual summer plant sale at the farmer’s market at the Wells Fargo Center in Santa Rosa. Special thanks to the 15 or so helpers who turned out, all worked grafting and potting at the winter grafting party, … Continue reading
Members enjoyed a tour of John Foley’s orchard and gardens in Sebastopol while snacking on the many berries in season: Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries. Approximately 35 members turned out for the tour and pot-luck lunch that followed. … Continue reading