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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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[NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown,
Tim Inman, 10/22/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown,
jelie, 10/22/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown,
Louis Pittman, 10/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown, jelie, 10/23/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown,
Louis Pittman, 10/23/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown, Anton Ptak, 10/23/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock Rundown,
jelie, 10/22/2010
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