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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

My "off the Cuff" reaction is the different drought tolerance.  My soil is 
on the poor sandy side.  This year was pretty dry, and I watched the leaves 
gradually fall off the topwork, bare by early August.  However, as I did my 
autumn rounds, I found a nice 18" sprout-- still with leaves, from below the 
graft.  (Tree is in a spot where day-to-day I would see a big defoliation, 
but wouldn't see the more reserved lower growth.)

If the OHxF has limited drought tolerance, would it reject the top work but 
grow its own ?  And hey I wish this pear would grow on the OHxF's, because 
of all those advantages !  I would like to propagate this pear onto 
something which will last !

Tanis Cuff, s.WI, zone 5 air, zone 4 soil






> From: fuwa fuwa usagi <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] Pear rootstock
> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:04:28 -0800 (PST)
>
> On the OHxF series.
>
> OHxF 282
> OHxF 333
> OHxF 512
>
> Are all in the semi-dwarfing (12 - 15 foot tree) class in zone 6 and above 
> .  They perform relatively poorly in the warmer regions producing what 
> amounts to bonsai trees in the warmer districts.  All are fireblight 
> resistant and are compatible with most if not all pear varieties.
>
> The have a minor sensitivity to drought when compared to bartlett or 
> seedling stock.    They all hold a decided advantage over Barltlett in that 
> they are all fireblilght resistant.   The OHxF series is also superior in 
> regard to "pear decline".
>
> Frankly for those in the northern climates I cannot imagine why you would 
> not use one of the OHxF clones over bartlett, winter nelis or seedling 
> rootstocks.
>
> the rabbit
>
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