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Grafting fruit trees

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From: Hank hjracette@consolidated.net City: Mattoon, IL
Is it possible to graft a sour cherry tree to an apple troee
	Extension Message From: James Schmidt Extension Specialist, Home Horticulture/4-H Department of Crop Sciences schmidt1@illinois.edu
Not really. Basically they need to be the same or closely related species. Apple is in the genus Malus, while cherries are in Prunus.
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