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[Brian Pearson <bjpearson@centurytel.net>]

Good evening, Mark.   Southmeadow Fruit Gardens carried (carries?) it.  I
grafted 21 cvs. of Asian pear
(scionwood mostly from the Clonal Germplasm collection at Corvallis) onto
Pyrus ussuriensis understock.
19 were killed the first winter (rootstock survived).  The remaining 2
(plus a 'Yakumo' that I purchased) have been pretty reliable since.  A few
years ago, we had an overnight low in the mid-minus-30's F. (yup,  ca. -36
F.)  that killed them back to the snow line (luckily, well over 3 feet on
the ground).  'Taihe' came roaring back the next year and grew over 7 feet
in one season!  If you would like to graft it, let me know and we'll
arrange some scionwood.  Cheers, Brian Pearson