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["MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>]

You might try grafting it on a Myrobalan rootstock to keep it from 
suckering. Myrobalan is very vigorous and should give you some fast growth. 
Are you going to make some sloe gin?

Regards,
Richard Ashton
Oak Creek Orchard
www.oakcreekorchard.com
bwoodtx@verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spidra Webster" <spidra@speakeasy.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] What can sloe be grafted to?


> Lon, you're skirting close to why I'd want to graft - I've heard
> Prunus spinosa suckers a LOT.  If I decide to use these as an edible
> hedge, I'd like them to stay in control.
>
> Megan Lynch
> Berkeley, CA Zone 9b
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