[NAFEX] What's (problematically) compatible with pear?

Lon J. Rombough lonrom at hevanet.com
Sat Jan 13 10:19:19 EST 2007


Obviously there is variation in the success of the graft.  Mileage will 
vary by combination of species and varieties within species on any 
plant.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at 
http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association 
"Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

Lon said:  "Medlar, quince, Sorbus, Amelanchier, loquat are all graft
compatible
with pear."
-Lon Rombough


     There is an unobvious problem connected with off-species grafts.  A
visitor to the walnut orchards in California can see peculiar looking 
trees,
walnut trees whose bottom portion of the bole is a smaller diameter 
than the
upper portion.  Eventually those trees strangle themselves.  I have a
similar thing happening in my orchard where I grafted a fast growing 
plum
onto a slow growing rootstock.  These trees of mine need to be held 
upright
with crane-like supports or they either topple over in the wind or just
outright break off.  In comparison, grafting a pear onto an Amelanchier 
or
Loquat, etc. would likely have a similar result.
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