Question about topping trees

[mamuang]

I don’t use this rootstock. Clark @clarkinks is a proponent of using callery rootstock.

Wild callery pear rootstocks

Most of us know callery pear can be problematic is certain areas for the same reasons I like them. They grow where other trees will not, they can survive both drought and heavy rains. Digging up the wild rootstocks is a bit of a pain but if your like me and have an area you have problems growing pears and they are not invasive in your state you might try them. These a friend and I dug up the other day are going into wet heavy clay that a domestic pear will not grow in. Fortunately I had my frien…