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Post by smsmith on Apr 11, 2017 14:04:41 GMT -6
I just got a bundle of 10 OHxF 97s from Fedco. They are by far the largest caliper pear rootstocks I've ever received  I think I'll be doing at least a few cleft grafts instead of all W/T |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 11, 2017 14:37:54 GMT -6
How are the roots on them?
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Post by smsmith on Apr 11, 2017 15:24:55 GMT -6
How are the roots on them? Looked good at first glance. I just put them in a bucket of water for now, I didn't take the bundle apart and give them a real good look yet. I'll try to snap a couple pics before I start grafting them tomorrow. |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 11, 2017 17:43:50 GMT -6
Stu, This is one of the pear I received from Cummins in 2013. They all must've been cleft grafted on 97 rootstock with one side cut off because the scions were all off set on one side from the rootstock. They had good roots but, haven't grown well for me. I checked one and it's about 7' tall. Not many branches though. I thought they were older then 2013 but, I guess I was wrong.  |
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Post by smsmith on Apr 11, 2017 18:33:46 GMT -6
I would guess those were t-budded? That would explain the "dog leg"
Some pear varieties are really slow growing, others are much quicker. What sucks is that it seems many of the northern hardy varieties I've tried appear to be on the slow side. I do have a 5.5' Southworth pear going on it's third year (grafted it in '15). My Stacey, Hill, and Walden Large pears grafted last year didn't put on much growth. Time will tell how they do long term. I'm hoping some of what I graft this year are faster growing.
"Plant pears for your heirs" seems to be true in the north
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 11, 2017 20:29:04 GMT -6
Yeah I'd forgot that dogleg was caused by a bud graft. I was thinking they'd put two clefts and clipped one but, that swoop is what I saw on my one successful bud graft.
I'll lime the pears I have and see if that helps. St Lawrence looked like they had some nice Northern varieties too but, they'd sold out. I still just shake my head now that my father inlaw cut that pear. It self pollinated and had loads of fruit every year.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 11, 2017 20:32:30 GMT -6
SLN is the only source for a Tyson pear that I've found. I may be ordering one next year.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 12, 2017 11:34:37 GMT -6
Pic of the roots  Pretty bummed on my Krasnobokaya scions from Alaska...totally dead. My own Hill scion didn't look all that great either, but it did have green cambium. I went ahead and grafted one of them. I did 3 each of Vavilov, Sauvignac, and Waterville...I wanted to make sure I end up with at least one good example of each. I all 9 of them take, that'll be okay too. I'll just graft some other varieties to them along the way. |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 13, 2017 4:42:23 GMT -6
Stu,
Did you have a moist paper towel in the bag with the scions?
If I can find that local pear tree my father inlaw mentioned he found along an old railroad bed I can send you scions next year. They were pretty good eating.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 13, 2017 6:11:00 GMT -6
Stu, Did you have a moist paper towel in the bag with the scions? Yep |
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I think I'll be doing at least a few cleft grafts instead of all W/T
