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  • From: "Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu" <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hawthorn for pear
  • Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:24:38 -0600

----- Original Message -----
> I was talking to a neighbor who mentioned his grandfather had grafted a pear
on a red hawthorn that is in his orchard and is over 100 years old.
> I'm wondering if this is possible? And do they make good rootstock? Are they
> useable with apples or anything else?

I've got several pears grafted onto seedling hawthorn(C.crus-galli)
rootstocks. Some are 3-4 years old, now, but no fruit yet. I've also
grafted mayhaws and quince onto hawthorn.

Lucky Pittman
Hopkinsville, KY





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