Golden Gate Chapter, California Rare Fruit Growers, Annual Scion Exchange January 17, 2009

What's a "scion exchange"? Well, if you're interested in learning about how to graft different varieties to your fruit tree, come down and find out! Our members collect and share scions of apple, peach, cherry, apricot, mulberry, and many other fruit trees that are dormant at this time of year. A multitude of cultivars such as Pippin, Ashmead's Kernel, Montmorency, Blenheim, and rarer ones still!

The event includes grafting wood and cuttings for rooting, a grafting demonstration at 1 pm, and low-cost pamphlets about growing uncommon fruits and vegetables. A $3 donation is requested to help defray costs; most plant materials are free.

ABOUT CRFG: The California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) currently has some 2700 members in 46 states and US territories, and in over 30 countries -- including commercial growers, nurserymen, university and government researchers, agricultural agents, and people who grow purely for their own enjoyment.

Our objectives include the introduction of new fruits and vegetables into local markets and home gardens, selection of superior varieties for specific climates, exchange of seeds/cuttings/scion-wood, research on hardiness and propagation/cultivation requirements, and publishing information regarding these activities.

Official Website: http://www.crfg.org/local/chapters/ca_gold.html