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["Joe Boles" <jo.bo@rogers.com>]

Nate:

 

I'm not familiar with Husdown x Barnloft crossbreed; could you elaborate.

 

  Joe

----- Original Message -----

From: Nate

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 3:00 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] cotoneaster - rootstock

Joe,

The Husdown x Barnloft crossbreed integrated quite readily wit
cotoneaster, right to the point where I was able to make several
samples for the following season, which took on will gusto.



On 7/10/06, Joe Boles <jo.bo@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>
> Last spring I grafted Old Home pear to a cotoneaster rootstock. It took well
> and grew rampant for six weeks then it slowly died over the balance of the
> summer. I presume it is not compatible enough. Has any one had any
> experience with cotoneaster as a rootstock for anything.
>
> Joe,  Mississauga, ON