Apple lovers can triple their pleasure with a tree that has golden delicious apples, green granny smith and red mcintosh
apples.Such trees don't grow naturally, they can be created by the process called
grafting. A farmer can join two or more plants to form a single living plant, so an apple tree can
produce several different kinds of apples through grafting.An apple can not be grafted to a peach tree, grafting only works with trees or shrubs that is related to one another.Farmers don't graft trees just to produce unusual looking trees, grafting has advantages. It is faster than growing new trees from a seed. It also allows fruit growers to cultivate trees that produce different varieties of high-quality fruit. A graft can also repair a damaged tree.How to Do Grafting1. A small T-shaped slit is cut in the bark of the rooted stem called the stock. The stock will recieve a bud from the tree the grower wants to graft.2. The bud is slipped into the cut made on the stock. The parts of both plants that carry food and water must lie against each other. That way, the bud will receive food and water from the stock.3. The slit in the stock is wrapped snugly with special tape. When the bud begins to grow, the tape will be removed.