What two plants can a fruit tree contain?
The roots and the fruiting branches of a grafted tree can come from different plants. Growers choose a rootstock and a scion for different jobs, joining them without creating the same kind of new plant as a seed cross.
Questions you could explore
- What does each part contribute?
- How is grafting different from breeding a hybrid?
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- Royal Horticultural SocietyGrafting ornamental plants and fruit trees
RHS explains why growers combine the flowering or fruiting scion with a rootstock chosen for different qualities.
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