exceptional trees for regenerative farmscapes

At Under the Tree Farm I grow healthy, true to type trees and shrubs for your edible landscape. I choose species and cultivars I think have exceptional potential for food production and regenerative farming from my collection of over 200 named varieties.   I sell cuttings for you to root, and scion wood for you to graft onto your own rootstocks or topwork existing trees.  I take orders beginning in the fall for shipment in February and March.

CUTTINGS are stem sections of dormant plants which you can root on your own to create new clones of a named cultivar.    I cut them at the best time during the dormant season, keep them in cold storage, and ship beginning in March.   I ship in resealable plastic bags which can go right in the refrigerator until you are ready to plant.  For willow cuttings, you simply stick them in the ground where you want them to root.  For figs, you plant them in media in a pot and keep them moist until they root.  Grapes and elderberries can be done either way.  Success is likely with cuttings but not guaranteed! 

SCION WOOD are sticks of the last season's growth of named cultivars with dormant vegetative buds to graft onto your own rootstock.   I try to collect sticks of 1/8-5/16" diameter with 5-6 good healthy buds which is enough for two whip or cleft grafts or 5-6 chip buds (or a couple tries at one graft!) If last season's growth was short, I will provide two shorter sticks to still give you 5-6 good buds.  If your rootstock is large, you can use a double cleft graft, etc. but if you have very small caliper (<1/8") rootstock let me know and I can check what I have to see if it will work.  All scion wood is shipped while it is still cold out in February and March and needs to be kept slightly moist at 32-40 degrees until the moment you graft with it.   I ship in resealable plastic bags which can go right in the refrigerator.   Grafting success is not guaranteed but with practice a take of over 90% is common on strong rootstocks.

SHIPPING CHARGES

Any quantity of cuttings and scion wood ships USPS priority mail for $9.00 flat rate.