Question

Which technique of fruit tree canopy management, in which the entire top of an established, bearing tree is cut back and re-grafted with a different, more desirable scion variety, allows an orchardist to change the variety of an existing tree without having to uproot and replant an entirely new orchard?

Q: Answer-Which technique of fruit tree canopy management, in which the entire top of an established, bearing...

Topworking involves cutting back the branches or entire top of an established, bearing tree and re-grafting it with scions of a different, more desirable variety, allowing an orchardist to change the fruit variety of an existing tree without uprooting and replanting an entirely new orchard, saving several years compared with starting afresh.