The Art of Grafting: Grafting and Propagating Heritage Fruit Trees
Event Information
About this event
As part of the Rewild Project's Edible Forestry month, we are hosting a series of workshops designed to lift your spirits and skills!
The Rewild Project CIC is a non-profit, so all fees from workshop ticket sales go directly back into the organisation to help fund the amazing work we do!
We have a limited number of subsidised tickets available for those on low income, so please be mindful of this when selecting your ticket price. And if you would like to give more, you can give a donation on the day.
Workshops are aimed at adults (18+) but we can make exceptions on a case by case basis.
This workshop is part of the Edible Forest Skills Project and is subsidised by the Foresters’ Forest Landscape Partnership Scheme.
Scroll on down to discover what we will be doing on the day...
Did you know that many fruit shrubs and trees require the technique of grafting in order to grow your desired fruit crop?
This workshop will cover:
- Why we need to graft trees
- The importance of heritage fruit trees
- Fruit trees in our landscape
- Explanations and demonstrations of various grafting techniques
- Guided instruction and advice while you do it yourself!
We will provide:
- Relaxed and fun instruction
- Two fruit trees to take home (apple and cherry)
- Roots stocks m9 and mm105 and more!
- Propagating material - various scions & varieties
- All tools and materials
- A covered area incase of rain
- A fire to keep warm
- Refreshments
What to bring:
- If you have additional material you would like to bring along to graft, this is more than welcome!
- Packed lunch
- Warm clothing and sturdy boots
- Any tools you'd prefer to use - secateurs and pocketknives
Schedule
10.00 - Introductions and tour of Noxon Farm's trees
11.00 - Talk on Heritage Trees
11.30 - Break
12.00 - Grafting instruction, demonstration and practice
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Practice scions
15.00 - Graft your fruit trees!
About Rewild's Pruning/Grafting/Propagating Projects
Our skilled and experienced team teach a diverse range of skills linked to creating and managing your permaculture or standard orchard, from pruning / grafting / propagating to converting to an agroforestry growing system for soil health and regeneration.
Did you know you can even incorporate farm animals using mob grazing for optimum soil health and water retention?
Check out our workshops page for upcoming group workshops or contact us for a 1:1 consultation for your private or community project.
As a Community Interest Company we have access to a range of funding and are always on the lookout for new partners and projects to bring the benefits of edible food forests and community projects to more and more people.
The Rewild Project is a community interest company (CIC) that seeks to connect people with nature.
We have six main area’s in which we work:
- Traditional Handicrafts
- Land-based Skills
- Health and Wellbeing
- Social Forestry
- Eco Events
- Eco-Building
Our overall vision is to bring all of these area’s together on our own land, building a world leading environmental education centre and heritage craft village.
Kensley Sheds (sited just off Speech House Rd, Cinderford, Forest of Dean) is our main base where we run activities and workshops. Although this is a hive of activity, we also do outreach work in local communities, schools, woodlands and at festivals.
