Did not know and wondered about that myself.Glad you posted that!
They sent me really nice sticks of scionwood last yearā¦some bigger than my rootstocksā¦I made successful grafts, so all is well.
Didnāt order any this year.
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Someone i talked to ordered Scions from GRIN on December 11th and received them in the mail yesterday.
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Interesting. Maybe thereās still a chance. I ordered scions as soon as GRIN was taking orders for them (October?)
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Good news. I ordered Pear scion . Hope they make it and get through the cold freeze. What are members receiving now Thanks.?
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Placed my order in September. Dawn created it in the system in November. Received my notice of shipment today.
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In my email today: Hi Robishaw, you have a package coming. Scheduled Delivery Date: Friday, 02/01/2019 **
Iām impressed!! The staff must have really hustled when they got back to work. I didnāt really think Iād get anything this year. And thankfully they arenāt out for delivery today, or tomorrow (our garage where deliveries are left is a half mile from the house) (and Iām not walking up there in this weather!). They wonāt arrive Friday anyway since not much is traveling in the upper midwest right now. But it should be back to just normal cold Friday anyway. I think these are the apples. Happy. Back to my orchard planning! Sue
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Dawn is the best!!
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Just received a shipping notification. These folks are great!
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Got a shipping notification today. Good thing the refrigerator is cleaned out! Corvallis is great!
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mi2 Got a shipping notification today grafting time !
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Just got a shipping notice, my scions are on the way 
I thought there was a way to determine if they were coming from Corvalis or Geneva previously? I couldnāt figure it out this time
Figured it out, they are my apple scions coming from Geneva
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My apple scions just arrived. In great shape and of very nice caliper like always. I received 3 sticks of most requested varieties instead of the normal 2 this year. Anybody else?
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Iāve seen this topic talked about a lot on this site. So is GRIN a repository for just apple and pear scions? Do you have to pay for them, if so, how much? If not, do you have to use them in a certain way?
GRIN has many, many species of plants. I have only used them for apple and pear scions, but I have also looked at mulberry, raspberry, and blackberry information.
I use my GRIN scions for educational purposes. I am trying to determine which varieties will survive in central MN when grafted to b118, ranetka, dolgo, mm111, ussurian pear, or OHxF 97 rootstocks. I will then share that information with other local growers as well as with others via various internet forums/sites.
You can also use the scions for breeding or other agricultural research purposes.
Apple and pear scions are free, but I believe last year Corvallis was asking for free will donations to cover pear scion shipping costs. I canāt speak for any other plant species and cost.
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I got 2 of each, 12" long, beautiful as usual. What a treat! This is plenty for my use so Iām glad they didnāt send any more, or Iād be looking around for any available shoot to graft them to. I hate to not make full use of what they send.
Got the email that pears are due to arrive Friday - both apples and pears managing to arrive during big storms! Good thing we have hardy UPS drivers to deliver the hardy varieties. Sue
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Bob, Like Stu Iām using my GRIN scions to test out hardy varieties most of which I canāt get elsewhere, on various rootstocks with the plan to share info and scions and enourage growing more hardier apples & pears in our area, including uncommon but good varieties. Itās a long-term project. For me itās really nice that others who live in cold climates, like Stu, Steve, etc., are doing the same thing since their results are useful for me, too. Itās a great service the ARS-GRIN-NPGS offers and much appreciated. I use them for varieties not commonly available for the most part.
Thereās more info and discussion on this other thread, too: Very thankful for ARS GRIN programs! A plethora of pears & apples!
Sue
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Just inspected mine this morning and they seem to be a smaller diameter than last year. They might challenge my grafting skills a bit more.
I received 3 scions of 3 varieties, 2 scions of the rest.
I have just received a GRIN shipping notificationā¦ I ordered on December 21st.
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I hope I wasnāt passed over. I ordered Docteur Desportes and Fondante de Moulins Lille pear scions in Sept. and it says āPENDINGā still.