Experience Matters

Whitney’s Grafting is the best source for grafts of all kinds. We’ve been doing it since 1948 and do millions of grafts a year. Our experience and our knowledge of grafting make us the best choice in the field.

We specialize in apples and pears but also do cherries and pecans.

 

New Field Grafts

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Our wax eliminates all air holes
Having fun in the field!
Limb grafting

 

Rooted in Family Tradition

Dad took a class after World War II while he was working for an orchardist in Naches, Washington. Soon after that, he was presented the challenge of grafting his employer’s orchard. And it worked. That was in 1948. We’ve been grafting apples and other fruits ever since.

I grew up grafting. I can’t recall a time in my life when I wasn’t. I took over the business from Dad in 1983 and our crew has grown from 3 people to over 40.

 

Field Grafts Doing Their Thing

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Cherry bark grafts
Will be producing apples in two years
Like it’s supposed to be
The result in 3 years

 

So what’s an old grafter from Washington doing grafting pecans in Georgia?

The phone call asked if we grafted “P-Cans” and I said no. But the voice on the other end persisted and said that he really needed grafters to graft his pecans. To make a long story short, we now go to Georgia every year and graft pecans, and look forward to doing it.

Pecans require different temperatures for callusing than most other plants. Callusing is what happens when the scion (or graft) knits together with the stock. The window of time for grafting pecans is pretty short. It works out perfectly for grafters from Washington state, because their season begins before ours, and we’re back to begin our season right after.

 

Pecan Nursery Grafting

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Pecan whip grafting
One year old pecan whip graft