I planted two miniature pear trees each in 10-gallon cans this spring.
They were bare root and have grown nicely throughout the season. I still
cannot put them in the ground due to job-related reasons, but I have to carry
them through my Zone 4b Wisconsin winter.
My reply:
I am not sure what minature pears are, but...
In 1997 I grafted out some pears on OhxF333 rootstock. They are still in
pots and doing fine. I am in zone 4b also. I don't really do anything to
them except situate them on the North side of my house. I reasoned that the
freezing-thawing-refreezing would reek havoc on them, so since the North side
is the stablest environmnet I situate them there.
I also have a couple of apples on M27 going into their 4th winter...they seem
fine too.
By the by, I saw the NAFEX article in Mother-Earth_News at the library. Good
job.
All the best, today, tomorrow...
TFB
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