That scar is an artifact of a process called grafting, or fusing two separate pieces of wood into a new tree. From citrus to peaches, almost all fruit trees are grafted, and so are pecans. Some ...

That means that they are made by splicing two different trees together: a rootstock and a scion (the portion of the tree that bears fruit). As a result, young citrus trees try with all their might ...

The other plant provides the upper portion of the tree that has the superior desirable characteristics (beautiful flowers or delicious fruit, for instance), called the “scion.” Basically ...

The fig tree scion exchange is Sunday March 16 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Astoria Food Pantry, 25-82 Steinway St.

“We harvest the scion wood while the trees are dormant so ... “That’s why your fruit trees and your other ornamentals that are grafted often cost more. There’s some loss at every step ...