Wanted to graft some quince onto a pear tree, but after doing some reading many said it doesn’t work. Some said delayed failure. I know only certain pear varieties are compatible with quince rootstock. If those same compatible varieties are used shouldn’t it work the other way around? Anyone with experience?
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Heh. I was just wondering if Leconte was compatible with BA-29C Quince.
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There’s some information in this thread that might be helpful:
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Huh. Maybe I will just topwork the new Bartlett over with Leconte and Perdue then.
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I sent this quince-compatible list to Robert.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/20721500/catalogs/pyrcult.html
I wonder if anyone has tried quince on a quince-compatible pear on that page (like Anjou, Aurora, Bartlett, Doyenne du Comice, etc). Realize “quince-compatible” on that page means the reverse situation situation (pear-on-quince) but curious if anyone tried those pear varieties as an interstem (on pear or quince rootstock) for quince scion
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I guess using x Pyronia veitchii as a interstem would give more satisfying results that any intergenus compatible pear.
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This might help
There are better ways to go
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You can graft asian persimmons to american rootstock, but you can’t graft american scion wood to asian persimmons. There are a lot of sites that say the same is true with pear and quince.
So far no one has said they tried the reverse of the quince compatible pears. I was hoping someone on here had tried it, but seems there is just not that many people growing quince.
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What variety of pear did you graft them to?
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I tried them on a multigraft tree. I need to find the original post where i took pictures. Hopefully i documented it well
I had a non-astringent seedling strain of C.oblonga quince, that I got from Lon Rombough. Prunings would root if you just stuck them in the ground.
I rooted a bunch and grafted Warren pear on them - but gave them all away, so IDK how they fared in the long run.
Maybe try rooting a couple of cuttings and see if you can get it on its own root? Rooting hormone and bottom heat might improve rooting success?
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Slight change in flow but does anyone have or know where I can find Quince C? Much hunting and come up empty handed in US.
Is that not BA-29C rootstock? Sold by many nurseries.
Just need to graft onto quince rootstock?
No it produces trees even smaller tree. I have lots of BA 29C. Also have some Warren trees that are grown i may send a pic of soon for another topic. Quince C is the smallest tree producer.
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To dwarf pear yes. Both will require an interstem or compatible variety. Lots of planting and grafting to do but I will try to get pic of the probably15 yr old Warrens on BA 29C done for interstem.
nope.
It depends on multiple variables. But size wise if stated roughly their apple equivalent.
Quince C is quite a lot smaller than Quince BA-29C.
Quince C is roughly between M9 and M26
Quince C is quite common here. It isn’t super winter hardy.
A newer Quince E is the same size but better winter hardiness (and less russeting on the pears)
After Quince C and E in size is Quince adams. Roughly M26 size
After that Quince A (sometimes called “angers”) a little smaller than MM106
and than BA-29 (sometimes called “Provence” ). That’s roughly MM106
Hi Oscar,
You gave me heart palpitations, I thought I might finally have found a source for C, E (Elaine?), and at least Adams. Then I checked your location. Dang import restrictions.
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