Re: [nafex] Re: pear rootstocks

["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

There is variation in compatibility on hawthorn.  The native Crataegus
douglasii here seems to accept most pears, but other species may not.  It
might be necessary to use an interstem such as  Old Home on such species. I
don't have the old article on disk - it was written in pre-processor days.
-Lon Rombough
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>From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
>To: nafex@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: pear rootstocks
>Date: Tue, Nov 14, 2000, 7:31 AM
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>Hello All,
>
>I was just reading through old Pomona's regarding pear
>rootstock and thought I would toss this out.
>
>Lon Rombough wrote a good article on the subject titled
>"Orchard On The Spot", in the winter issue of Pomona, 1995,
>Vol. XXVI, No. 1.
>
>He offered wild Hawthorns can make excellant rootstocks for
>pears.  Best of all they are usually free, and very hardy.
>
>Maybe Lon could post his article to this list (if he has it
>stored on disk somewhere)?
>
>Just wanted to note this article and thank Lon for it, and
>Bert for sending me some back issues of Pomana.
>
>Knowing this, there are are lot of Hawthorns I am going to
>put to work in the pasture.  They have an unbeatable defense
>that prevent the cattle from bothering them..
>
>Thanks again Lon.  There is GOLD in those old Pomona's!
>
>Regards,
>Tom
>
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>--
>Thomas Olenio
>Ontario, Canada
>Hardiness Zone 6a
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