This is an introductory video I threw together to stoke people up on the idea of multigrafted trees. Quite a few fruit collectors use this technique and, while Frankentree is a more extreme example, I increasingly think that multigrafted trees with 3 to 30 varieties or so will serve the average person with a few trees much better than single variety trees do. Add to that the edifying character of the work, the increased involvement in one's own food supply and the neato factor and it seems like a pretty easy sell, except for the intimidation factor. I'd like to maybe think this out better and make a more refined version as well as a detailed video tutorial on some of the specific strategies and skills, but this will have to do for now. The original Frankentree post has a little bit of information on grafting with pictures of a couple of different grafts.
!FRANKENTREE! TRAILER...
A silly trailer for my introduction to frankentree video. This is the original Frankentree apple tree with over 140 varieties of apples grafted on one tree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKE6t08wlBA Guinea pig munch off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqF6...
!FRANKENTREE!
This is the original Frankentree, onto which I've grafted over 140 varieties. This is sort of a more extreme example, but I think the average person with 1 to 10 trees would typically be better served by trees with 3 or more varieties because you get a longer fruiting season, more variety, better pollination and a chance to find out what really does well in your area and suits your tastes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKE6t08wlBA
