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  • From: John Smith <friendly27sw@yahoo.com>
  • To: natelson@stehlinclinic.com, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Best Dwarfing Rootstock for Pears?
  • Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:01:36 -0800 (PST)

Has anyone used dwarfing apple rootstock for pears
with an interstem of a compatible cultivar such as
'winter banana' to produce dwarf pear trees?

--- "Ethan Natelson, M.D."
<natelson@stehlinclinic.com> wrote:

> Actually, OH x F 513 as an interstem does produce
> dwarfing, in contrast to
> Pyrodwarf, which does not. Conference as an
> interstem is alleged to produce
> 50% dwarfing on seedling. The interstems should be
> at least 12 inches in
> length to get the maximal effect. I believe the Van
> Weil Nurseries sell
> Pyrodwarf.
> [Ethan Natelson, M.D.]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of
> lee reich
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 8:59 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Best Dwarfing Rootstock for
> Pears?
>
>
> That Pyrodwarf rootstock looks good. I wish I had
> known about them -- I
> grafted a bunch of pears last spring using a
> seedling rootstock and an
> interstem of OH X F 513. I was told that that the
> dwarf interstem on pear
> would not necessarily dwarf the tree. Where can
> Pyrodwarf rootstocks be
> purchased?
>
>
>
> Lee Reich, PhD
> www.leereich.com
>
>
> Books by Lee Reich:
> Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
> A Northeast Gardener's Year
> The Pruning Book
> Weedless Gardening
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 8, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Lamb Abbey Orchards
> wrote:
>
>
> I'd have to go with Natelson's recommendation
> for Pyrodwarf. My orchard
> is located Zone 5a/Coastal Maine and I had about 250
> trees budded onto
> Pyrodwarf this past August after having looked into
> a handful of dwarfing
> pear rootstocks. The best option for a hardy
> dwarfing pear rootstock by far
> looked to be this rootstock. Check out the
> following PDF file:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dcpo3
>
> It provides not only a good visual comparison
> between trees on Pyrodwarf
> vs. Quince EMLA C, but also quantifies fruit weight,
> relative yield and a
> few other characteristics. I'll be planting these
> new trees in Spring of
> '07 and another block on Pyrodwarf in Spring of '08,
> 30 varieties total.
> Ask me next Summer and I'll let you know which
> varieties look to be
> compatible with the Pyrodwarf. I'm excited about
> trying it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> * * * * *
>
> Lamb Abbey Orchards
> Union, Maine 04862
> lambabbey@gmail.com
> http://tinyurl.com/7htst
> 44° 15' 47" N / 69° 18' 42" W
>
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:25:36 -0600
> From: sherwindu <sherwindu@comcast.net>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Best Dwarfing Rootstock for
> Pears?
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Message-ID: <439888B0.F594F2C8@comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I'm trying to determine the best dwarfing
> rootstock for pears in zone
> 5. I have
> used Quince EMLA C in the past, with uneven
> results. I realize that
> there are
> compatibility issues with certain varieties of
> pears, and that
> interstems have been used
> to solve that. Just like to get the latest
> info on what is available.
> My objectives would
> be the most dwarfing possible, heartiness for
> zone 5, and
> compatibility
> with pear
> varieties (interstems would be acceptable, but
> not desirable).
>
>
>
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