Well, shoot. Our old (and it’s likely 60-70 years old) apple tree is dying. It in only 2-3 weeks has lost most of its foliage. The soil is slightly dry for this time of year, but not “parched”. I don’t know why the tree is dying, it might be borers. Basically there are just a few ends of branches left with a little foliage on them. The foliage doesn’t look too bad. Would it be possible to clip a couple where they are, say, about 1/4” diameter and get them to root? Is there good instruction on this anywhere?
— I’ve had poor success trying to root clippings in the past.
I DID rescue a couple weak tomato plants this year by clipping the stem where it was healthy, about 8” off the ground, clipping off about half the foliage, and then putting them in a vase a few days. As soon as roots started I transferred them into new, moist potting soil, watered them often, and, by golly, they are taking off...
Every living thing has it’s life span. Sorry you’re losing a tree - they are Friends, IMHO.
I know nothing about grafting, but I’m sure there are plenty of You Tube videos on his to do it properly. See, for 18 years I was in the business of SELLING you a tree - not teaching you how to make your own, LOL!
Plausible Deniability. ;)