Orchard Consulting

Do you have a property in Southern California with an old apple orchard that you want to revitalize, but have no clue where to start or what varieties you have?  We can help!

Or are you considering someday planting an apple orchard, but have no clue where to start?  We can help!

We can assist you in determining tree spacing and growing methods, irrigation, choosing varieties, and supply the trees for your new orchard.  We'll show you how to train them to be productive and prune them to stay that way.

Custom Grafting

Do you have a whole orchard of Red Delicious or Rome Beauty, but wish you had something more marketable/palatable?  Give us a call!

Do you have an old tree on its last legs that you wish to save the variety?  Wish you had a whole orchard of that variety? 

We do custom grafting and can save that old tree variety, even if it's been damaged or recently uprooted.  Because of our climate, we can graft just about any time of year and are not restricted to mid summer and late winter like other parts of the country. 

 

Above:  This historic tree was damaged in the Old Fire and cut down by firemen.  The stump sent up suckers above the graft line, but they have a possibly fatal case of wooly apple aphids.  We were able to get a clean cutting from the tip of one of the sprouts.

Above: Two weeks after the cutting was grafted onto another tree, it has sprouted (its the branch with the white tag and is wrapped in wax).

The next summer it will be grafted again onto another rootstock for replanting the following winter.  Depending on the variety and rootstock it may start bearing fruit within two years of being grafted.

Email us at apples@kuffelcreek.com regarding your specific needs.

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