top working russian pears onto saskatoon, z-grafts continue

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Fruit Tree Grafting: Spring Field Notes

top working russian pears onto saskatoon, z-grafts continue to be my goto for this, image 1 of 3

top working russian pears onto saskatoon, z-grafts continue to be my goto for this, image 2 of 3

top working russian pears onto saskatoon, z-grafts continue to be my goto for this, image 3 of 3

top working russian pears onto saskatoon, z-grafts continue to be my goto for this. and I'm fluent in all the grafts availble ;) this really is the best option I know of. if the diameters match I switch to whip and tongue. sometimes I'll throw in a bark graft or a modified cleft.

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double working pears, here is paul pear on saskatoon as an interstem, with favoritka red on top, image 1 of 5

May 2025 double working pears, here is paul pear on saskatoon as an interstem, with favoritka red on top Read field note

new pear grafts, about three weeks for them to leaf out, this is when I start to check for rootstock shoot extension, image 1 of 2

June 2025 new pear grafts, about three weeks for them to leaf out, this is when I start to check for rootstock shoot extension Read field note

Fruit Tree Grafting: Spring Field Notes

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