---------- > Can anyone tell me a good way to propagate and old crabapple tree that we have > on our property..... I believe most apple and crabapple trees are propagated by grafting a bud of the known variety onto a rootstock. Here on the Canadian prairies this method results in a 5'-7' tree after two growing seasons depending on the variety. The process is simple enough once you see it but it may be quite tedious to explain via the printed word. I'm not an expert on budding (I collect the budwood for our budding crews but don't actually do the budding -- too slow to be economically feasible!!) but I am familiar with the methods that we employ here and would be happy to provide details. Dean Arndt Manitoba, Canada Zone 3