For more than 30 years MidFEx has been presenting grafting workshops in the Chicagoland area.  It's where our more experienced members pass on their knowledge of grafting fruit trees, free of charge, to all comers.

 Our Spring 2009 workshops were quite a success! We had fair weather and optimal attendance. Volunteers sorted scion wood, bagged rootstock and mentored novice grafters. Attendees rubbed elbows with several hundred man-years of fruit growing experience, and acquired the resources to begin their own backyard fruit exploration. Our members and new grafters came with a wide range of gardening and fruit growing experience, but all shared an excitement and enthusiasm.

This year's supply of rootstock was sufficient. In past years some members were disappointed when we ran out of some rootstock varieties. Future disappointment can be avoided (and $ saved) when members order their rootstock ahead of time.

At our 2009 workshop, we had the following rootstock varieties:
  Apple: M26, M27 and BUD-9
  Pear:  OHXF333, OHXF97, and Quince C
  Plum/Apricot/Peach:  Krymsk 1 

Spring 2010 Grafting Workshop information is on our home page!