So, it's best to graft the stock and scion from the same species. For best success, combine common fruit tree cultivars like apples, cherries, juneberry, autumn olives, and plums with a rootstock ...

For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter ...

“This tree is naturally adapted to our region ... plant by taking a cutting — a piece of stem — and grafting it onto an apple rootstock, which is the underground portion of a plant ...