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  • From: <jelie@new.rr.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown
  • Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:46:31 -0400

Hey Lucky,

That is quite interesting. The fact that it can be successfully done with
pears could make it a possibility with apples. I will keep this in mind come
spring and maybe try a few. Fruit explorers are pushing the boundaries of
what people believe can be done and, it can't help but put a smile on my face!

Thanks Lucky!

Jim Elie
Green Bay WI
zone 4/5


---- Louis Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:
> Jim, I know apples are not pears, but I've had good success putting fruiting
> pear scions on an 8-inch piece of OHxF513, as an interstem, and grafting the
> whole thing onto callery pear seedlings lined out the same spring. 100%
> takes and vigorous growth - no waiting a season or year for the interstem to
> grow out to bud or graft.
>
> Did about 25 of these, mainly as an experiment; I'm not noticing any
> significant dwarfing conferred by the 513 - just as Anton &/or Dr. Natelson
> told me I wouldn't.
>
> Lucky Pittman
> Hopkinsville, KY






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