2025 Scion Exchanges (of the California Rare Fruit Growers)

Is this the year that you learn to graft? Would you like to grow a new variety of fig, peach, dragon fruit, avocado, plum, mulberry, or cherry?

Then these events are for you.

Winter is the season for the California Rare Fruit Growers “scion exchanges,” where growers cut sticks (scions) off their backyard trees and gather together to share. In addition to sharing scions, CRFG members often demonstrate grafting methods at these events, and they are always willing to share their experiences related to growing fruit trees.

Below are the dates and locations for upcoming scion exchanges of local CRFG chapters. Almost all of them are free and open to both members and non-members. Click on the links for details.

In chronological order:

January 11: Arizona chapter in Phoenix (Valley Garden Center)

January 18: Orange County chapter in Costa Mesa; they are also doing a grafting demonstration day on January 16 in Tustin

January 25: North San Diego County chapter in Vista

January 25: Los Angeles chapter in Encino

January 25: Santa Clara Valley chapter in Mountain View

February 1: Foothill chapter in Arcadia

February 1: Inland Empire chapter in Riverside

February 1: Monterey Bay chapter in Soquel

February 8: South Orange County chapter in Irvine

February 8: Golden Gate chapter in Pleasant Hill

February 8: West Los Angeles chapter in Culver City

February 15: Redwood Empire chapter in Santa Rosa

February 22: Central Coast chapter at Cal Poly Crops Unit, San Luis Obispo

February 22: San Joaquin chapter in Modesto

February 23: Sacramento chapter in Carmichael

(March 1: Mendocino Permaculture has a scion exchange event in Philo)

March 15: South Bay chapter in Torrance; they are also doing a grafting workshop on January 18 in Palos Verdes

For chapter events with no links, see details on times and locations on the main CRFG website here. Please let me know if I left out any chapter events or got anything wrong so I can update.