Yes, A Homeowner Can Graft Trees!

Last year, I grafted 4 fruiting pears onto a flowering callery pear called Cleveland Select.  Now, why would I do that?  Well, it's simple.  I want some stinking pears and my research showed that grafting would produce much faster than growing from immature trees.  Also, the callery pears are in the front yard where deer and other critters are reluctant to go compared to the back yard where the woods are close by.  Well, it was a success for the most part until high winds a couple months later ripped half of the grafts right out.  This year, I decided to re-make it a 4-pear tree so I once again graft onto the tree.  This video shows what I did and updates how last year's remaining grafts look.