It's possible you somehow got a bud sport on the corkscrew one. Or it could
be virus. Hopefully the two grafts are on separate root systems, or if it
is a virus it could move to the second graft. If the corkscrew type is a
virus, one way to tell is to graft another scion on that same system and see
if it also comes out corkscrewed.
But on the chance the corkscrew type is a sport, don't be too quick to
destroy it - there is a market for such odd types as ornamentals.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at http://www.bunchgrapes.com
> Hello,
>
> Does Flemish Beauty pear have any unusual growth habits?
>
> I grafted two scions this spring to two different (established 1")
> suckers. The parent to the suckers succumbed to old age.
>
> One of the grafts has taken to cork screwing around. Not a desirable
> trait in a fruit tree. The other is producing a nice, central leader
> ladder.
>
> My only guesses are a) too rapid growth from having a large root system b)
> a trait of the variety.
>
> Anyone know for sure?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> --
> Southwest Ontario
> Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
> (similar to US zone 5)
>
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