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The topgrafted standard is becoming increasingly popular due to its unique character and versatility. The standard form provides a specimen which will fit into any size landscape, and brings ornamental features up to eye level. To help meet the ever increasing demand for these popular ornamentals, Bakker Nurseries now produces standards in even greater quantities. We continue to add more new and unique varieties in a wide range of graft heights. We invite you to visit our nursery to see the quality and varieties in our fields and propagation facilities.
Grafting is a method of plant propagation widely used in horticulture, where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse with those of another. It is most commonly used for the propagation of trees and shrubs grown commercially.
In most cases, one plant is selected for its roots, and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion. The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated in future production by the stock/scion plant.
In stem grafting, a common grafting method, a shoot of a selected, desired plant cultivar is grafted onto the stock of another type. In another common form called budding, a dormant side bud is grafted on the stem of another stock plant, and when it has fused successfully, it is encouraged to grow by cutting out the stem above the new bud.
Here at J.C. Bakker Nurseries our grafting takes place in the month of February. Currently our most popular selling varieties are Caragana Walker Weeping Peashrub and Weeping Peashrub Standard.