We usually use the term "graft" to mean that humans have intervened to insert a shoot or bud of one plant onto another -- that's how three-way apple trees ... from a single root system.

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about caring for a Wodarz apple tree and what to do about a rhubarb seed stalk.

The lean on this apple tree is a sign that the roots are failing ... I had the stump ground out, but is it possible that the decaying root system in the ground around this tree is preventing ...

Gala apple tree branches are attached to a "root stock" that includes the root system and base of the tree. It is the lowest section of the tree that comes into contact with a graft, Peck said.

Fungi is able to link a whole group of trees through their root systems. Fungi is able to link ... available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

When to plant apple trees Like most fruiting plants ... with a diameter three times that of the root system. To perfect this measurement, the RHS recommended spreading the roots out on the ...

However, that doesn’t mean it is impossible to get an apple tree to root from a hardwood cutting, but the success rate will be low and it may take up to six months for the cutting to root.

One 2015 report from Gennaro and two colleagues, looked at amplifying genes in apple trunks that produce "vigorous root systems" and could help the trees adapt for a drier future. Andy Ferguson ...