What Does Scion Wood Mean

A shoot or twig (known as a scion or scionwood) is collected in January or February and stored under refrigeration until grafting season. … The most important point in collecting scionwood is to be sure to collect new growth; that is, twigs or shoots that emerged the previous summer.

What is a fruit scion?

Grafted fruit trees are made up of two trees fused together. The “rootstock” provides the roots and the “scion” is the upper portion of the tree.

What can I do with scion wood?

Top working, or changing varieties in the field, can be accomplished now using the dormant scion wood and inserting into cut scaffolds using the traditional cleft graft method. This approach can yield success, but often requires a little more grafting skill in making the slope cuts on scion wood.