North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

["Kristina & Bruce" <herenorthere@lycos.com>]

Tom had said:

>Since quince rootstock is used to dwarf pear, why not use pear rootstock to 
>dwarf quince?
>
>Someone may know for sure, but it seems logical.  What happens when you 
>reverse the pear/quince
>union?
>
>Later,
>Tom

Since quince rootstocks keep quinces pretty small too, maybe a standard pear 
rootstock will yield a 40 ft quince tree.  It won't produce a single fruit 
for the next decade or two and will then produce several tons every other 
year for the rest of time.  Yikes.


____________________________________________________________
FREE ADHD DVD or CD-Rom (your choice) - click here!
http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392
AOL users go here: 
http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392
This offer applies to U.S. Residents Only