Learn to Propagate Fruit Trees with Ken Taylor
Simple Approach, Unique Plants
For more than 30 years the Ken Taylor has been involved in the study of organic and cold weather farming. His decades of experience and experimentation have made him one of the foremost authorities when it comes to hardy fruit trees and plants. His research and development efforts have enabled him to put together one of the most comprehensive and unique tree collections in the world. Hi share his collection to the public by his hands-on workshops.
Most of his customers and students are surprised at some of the trees that
can be grown in cold climate areas, trees such as Asian pears, peaches, kiwis, seedless grapes and walnuts. There are many more fun and unusual trees that can be grown in northern climates.
Join us for this special weekend workshop!
Workshop Topics include:
DAY ONE
• How to save old heritage fruit trees
• What is the difference between grafted and seedling trees?
• What are the best rootstocks to use for fruit trees?
• How to bench graft
• How to bud graft
DAY TWO
• How to collect and store cuttings
• How to do rooted cuttings
• How to save seeds
• How to start trees from seed
• Plant auction
• One open topic per person (as time permits)
In just one day you will learn 4 different techniques used in plant reproduction and don't forget you'll be taking home your newly grafted tree.
Grafting is the most common way to reproduce fruit, nuts and berries.
There are different techniques used at various times of the year:
1. Bench Grafting
Bench grafting is the process of surgically combining a branch (scion) from a superior mother tree unto a surrogate tree (rootstock) resulting in a new tree that is identical to the mother tree (asexual reproduction process).
2. Bud Grafting
Bud grafting is another method of asexual reproduction. Here a single bud is taken from the superior mother tree during its active growth period in summer. This bud is then surgically inserted into the cambium of the surrogate tree (rootstock) which is also actively growing.
3. Rooted cuttings
Is a technique for vegetatively propagating plants in which a piece of the source plant (Mother) containing at least one stem cell is placed in a suitable medium. The cutting produces new roots and stems and thus becomes a new plant independent of the parent.
4. Seedlings
All fruit trees can be propagated from the seed found inside the fruit. However the resulting offspring trees (seedlings) will not be exactly like the parent fruit tree and can vary widely in each seedling's characteristics.
Ken Taylor
Ken was born in Danville, Quebec and worked the family farm until the age of 16 when a scholarship "coerced" him off the farm and culminated with a doctorate degree in biochemistry (PhD McGill 73).
Degree in hand, his passion for farming returned with the purchase of 70 acres of vacant land on Ile Perrot. Trying to establish a viable farm required many years of "off farm income", 35 years at John Abbott College teaching and developing a wide diversity of chemistry related courses including winemaking, food biochemistry, consumer and environmental chemistry, etc.
With a unique scientific background in biochemistry (effect of chemicals on human health) and years of practical experience in organic farming, Ken has become a very outspoken advocate of the sustainable organic food movement. A much televised NFB film "Organic Prophecies" has aired many of his passionate views on the subject.
His different perspective on the local food movement has been exposed in a diversity of media; Harrowsmith, Canadian Organic Growers, Small Farm Journal, Canadian Living, REAP, Plant Talk, The Gazette, La Presse and most recently on the Food Network show Ricardo and Friends.
The invaluable experience and information Ken has acquired over the last 35 years has made him one of the foremost authorities on Northern tree crops. He believes that they are a sustainable, environmentally beneficial way to make small and medium sized farming possible and profitable again.
Dates for Learn to Propagate Fruit Trees with Ken Taylor
Offered as a One-Day or Two-Day Workshop
Dates:
One Day - March 10
Two Day - March 10 & 11
Time:
9:30am - 4:30pm.
Other Forest Gardening or Permaculture related programs:
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Permaculture Certification Courses
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Register for Learn to Propagate Fruit Trees with Ken Taylor
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One Day - March 10 - $150.00
Two Day - March 10 & 11 - $250.00
- Includes: Inspiring and Engaging Instructions, Demonstrations, Visual Presentations & Hands-on Experience
- Full nutritious organic live-food vegan lunches
Transportation, tax and accommodations are not included in the pricing above.
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