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California Rare Fruit Growers: Golden Gate Chapter
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WHEN: |
Sunday, February 11, 2024 (Rain Or Shine) |
WHERE: |
Diablo Valley College, Horticultural Nursery, Free Parking: Lot 9 |
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As the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world, our famous annual Scion Exchanges are the most prominent event by which California Rare Fruit Growers serves its mission. Find the best varieties for growing your own fruit.
Select from hundreds of varieties to graft onto your trees including almonds, apples, Asian plums, cane berries, cherries, currents & gooseberries, European plums, grapes, kiwis, mulberries, nuts, olives, other fruits, peaches, pears, persimmons, plumcots, pomegranates, quince, vegetable seeds, and seedlings that are seasonally appropriate for propagation. (Availability subject to what is donated.)
We do have a limited amount of scions. In the spirit of the Exchange, please harvest scions from your trees if you know what they are. Instructions are at the bottom of this page.
Watch experienced grafters who will demonstrate grafting techniques. Members of CRFG will do their best to answer all your grafting questions!
Scions to Graft:
What is a Scion? In a well-pruned orchard, trees grow vigorously, and last year's growth (scions) can be 3 feet or even longer. On an old tree that has not been pruned in many years, the new growth can be as short as an inch or less. Scions for the exchange are best harvested from vigorous growth.
Scions for grafting are usually harvested in the dormant season. They're cut from clean, one-year-old wood, about 1/4 inch in diameter (no thinner than a pencil). Also known as fruitwood/budwood, scionwood ensures you get the cultivar you want to eat the fruit of.
Cuttings to Root:Cuttings are also available to propagate by rooting in soil including: Fig, Grape, Pomegranate, Kiwi, Mulberry, Brambles, & more.
Shop our Favorite Supplies, Learn to Graft, Find Special Plants
Scion Exchange Shopping List: ---> Start Planning Now <---
Scion Exchange Poster: Print & Post
- Free Pre-Event Newbie/Beginner Class at 11:10 am hosted by CRFG member John Valenzuela
- Free Grafting Class at 12:30 am - 1:45 hosted by CRFG member Graham Stott
- Grafting Supplies for Sale: metal plant labels, grafting tape, Buddy tape, knives, cut resistant gloves, safety tape, grafting rubbers and more
- Free Live Grafting Demonstrations, stop, watch, learn, ask questions from several expert CRFG grafters
- Rootstocks for sale, see shopping list for details (or bring your own to get them grafted)
- Custom Grafting of your selected varieties onto your own rootstock for a fee
- Root Washings enable new plantings to thrive by CRFG member Mae Clark
- Citrus Fruit for Sale: Delicious citrus grown in the Sacramento Valley by CRFG member Ray Sheehy
- Fruit Tasting: Discover fresh and unusual fruit as we celebrate seasonal bounty
- Planting Justice nursery is joining us. We thank them for donating scions to our Exchange!
- Plant Sale: Hosted by the Diablo Valley College, Horticultural Department shop for vegetables, edibles, annuals, perennial herbs, California natives, pollinator plants, salvias, shrubs, groundcovers & vines, trees & shrubs, succulents, tender perennials & indoor plants, soil amendments
- Vintage issues of the CRFG Fruit Gardener magazine available for purchase
- Get your fruit tree questions answered by experts
- Beginners are welcome! We all have to start somewhere
- You are NOT required to bring scions for trade if you don't have any
Join Now Don't wait until the Scion Exchange. Join or renew your membership to CRFG and to our Chapter for early member only access to the Exchange and members only opportunities:
- Join CRFG to help us support our mission—including scion exchanges!
- Subscribe to the Golden Gate Chapter Newsletter to be informed of exclusive orchard tours, events, grafting classes, fruit tastings, and educational opportunities
Download Your Comprehensive Guide to the Scion Exchange:
Making the Best of the CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
WHAT TO BRING
- Scion wish list (based on fruit tastings, research, and experienced recommendations according to the chill-hours and micro-climate of where you live)
- Gallon zip-top plastic bag to put your scions in so they stay fresh, (include your name on it in case you lay it down and forget)
- Painters or masking tape to label your scions
- Permanent Marker to write on your tape
- Notebook & pen to take notes
- A handled tote to carry them all in
- Scions to share from your home (See instructions below.)
- Cash for entry for all your purchases (See what's for sale here.)
$5 Entry for Members and Non-Members (Exact cash please!)
- Members Only Early Access 11:00 am (Join/Renew before our event)
- Open to the Public 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
- Free parking
What NOT to Bring:
- NO Citrus or relatives (plants or scions/cuttings) Find out why.
- NO Disease or Pests on infected plants
- NO Old-Wood with fruit spurs (two years or older wood)
bring only the most recent tip growth that grew last year- NO Non-Edible Plants
- NO Current Patented Plant Varieties
Scion Exchange Essential Knowledge
• Your Master Guide: Making the Best of the CRFG Scion Exchange (pdf)
• Grafting Fruit Trees with Graham Stott (pdf)
• Grafting Dormant Deciduous Fruit Scions with Idell Weydemeyer (pdf)
• Photos & Diagrams for Grafting Fruit Trees with Graham Stott (pdf)
• How to Graft with Illustrations with Idell Weydemeyer (pdf)
• What is a Scion Exchange?
• How Harvest Scions for a Scion Exchange
• What Should Members and Attendees Bring?
• Labels to Print for the Scion bags you bring to the Exchange
• Watch Videos showing how to harvest and prepare scions for an Exchange
• How to Collect Scionwood with Photos
(Do not use paper towels for storage to avoid mold.)
• List of all 2024 CRFG Scion Exchanges
Nonprofits interested in Tabling Contact Us Here with "Tabling for 2024 Scion Exchange" in the Subject Header of your email and pertinent information.
Vendors interested in Selling Contact Us Here with "Vending for 2024 Scion Exchange" in the Subject Header of your email and pertinent information.
Scion Exchange questions? [email protected]
Golden Gate Chapter questions? [email protected]
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