Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the scion while the lower part is called the rootstock.

Are grafted trees better?

As an added bonus, the cloned tree will also produce fruit much faster than the trees grown from seed — often in as little as a year after grafting. In addition, grafting makes it possible to grow many different fruits on a single rootstock. ... So, for diversity, plant seeds; for consistency, graft.

Why do you graft trees?

Grafting and budding are commonly used to propagate most fruit and nut tree cultivars. ... Grafting a plant whose roots are prone to a soil disease onto a rootstock that is resistant to that disease would allow that plant to grow successfully where it would otherwise have problems.