Pears and Rootstock Trials: Fall Field Notes

rootstock stoolbeds, one is b118 with the dark purple bark, and the other is ottawa3

most of my rootstocks are seedlings, but stoolbeds are easy and convenient, they make a larger caliper shoot in the first year, the root system is smaller and more fibrous , you get the benefits of the clonal stock, some...

ussurian pear started in large plug trays

They can be a bit tricky to grow in trays or beds so I've had better luck in the first year as a plug. some of these are large enough to graft next spring, though most I think should grow another year in the ground. i'm...

hedge cotoneaster, collected fruit today

I root these from softwood, but seed might be easier aside from the extended stratification needed, one month or more warm then 4 months cold. this plant is super interesting as a dwarfing pear rootstock, it has good...

ussurian pear, filled some crates this morning

need to get some beds planted this fall...

krazulya pear, just one small one on the graft

a few of our pears have red leaves after a crazy...

collecting scion wood from this old pear tree

I top worked it over to different varieties a couple of years ago and now it’s good for saving these genetics and...

shmaven helping with the pear stoolbed

So seedling ussurian pears didn’t root with the setup, maybe I should be using ohxf. to savage I left a root cutting for each in place, and collect some rootstocks but not as many as if the shoots had rooted. next summer...

kinda tasty, these pears have been ripening on the ground

sure the texture is a bit grainy but the flavour has some bright fruity taste going along with pear, I...

ussurian pears covering this old road

I filled some bags, this is my pear rootstock in the nursery and it’s ideal to find local seeds. I’ll have more than enough this fall to add...

ussurian pear stoolbed just about dormant, it’s the first year and I started mid summer so will see if it worked

lifting more trees today, in order: Nanking cherry, ussurian pear

Most these we’ll grow for a second year, some I think are big enough to offer on our site this winter...