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["Ed Fackler" <rocmdw@aye.net>]

Doreen:

     Currently there are no truely dwarfing pear rootstocks which are
resistant to fireblight.  Many nurseries call OH333, 513, etc. dwarf, but
they reduce tree size (of european types) by only 30% or so.
     The only dwarfing pear stock is Quince and if fireblight resistant
varieties are worked onto them, fireblight generally is not a problem as
most Quince clones do not sucker much.

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 6:16 PM
Subject: [nafex] Pear Rootstock


> Here is my dumb question for the week.  I came across the statement that
> pears are usually grafted on to either dwarfing or fireblight-resistant
> rootstock.  OK.  Sounds reasonable, but what are the exact rootstocks for
> dwarfing a pear and for giving it fireblight resistance??
> Doreen Howard
> Zone 4b, frigid Wisconsin
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