Find the best varieties for growing your own fruit; discover local favorites and near-forgotten heirlooms
  • Hundreds of varieties of budwood for grafting:  apple, pear, quince, plum, peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry, and more
  • Cuttings to root:  grape, fig, pomegranate, kiwi fruit, mulberry, and more
  • Rootstocks and grafting supplies  
  • Grafting class and demo at 12:15 and 12:50 
  • Custom and assisted grafting of your selected variety onto a rootstock     
  • Plant drawing; silent auction
  • Questions answered, secrets revealed, beginners welcome
  • Bring your list of desired varieties, plastic bags, a pen, and tape to label the scions you take home
  • $4 donation suggested (no one refused for lack of funds)


NOTE: In consideration of individuals who are sensitive to chemicals in fragrances, the Ed Roberts Campus strives to maintain a fragrance-free environment. Please refrain from using scented products.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• How to get there
• What is a "Scion Exchange"?
• What Should You Bring?
• How Do You Prepare and Store Scion Wood?
• Making the Best of the Scion Exchange - What to Bring, How to Choose Varieties, What to do with the Scions
• Labels for Scions You Bring to the Exchange
• Other Nearby Scion Exchanges
• Videos Explaining More About Scion Exchanges
• Poster of event (in Adobe PDF format). Please display everywhere.

Still have questions about the exchange?  Contact John at (415) 246-8834 or
Want to volunteer to help at the exchange?  Contact Ashok at

Questions or comments? Send email to the Golden Gate Chapter.

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