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German C Custom Benchgraft
Bosc type pear. One of the few pears that is good tree ripened.
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Ashmeads Kernel Custom Benchgraft
An old English winter russet, medium size, golden-brown skin with the crisp, dense, yellowish flesh, characteristic of russets: sugary and aromatic with intense flavor. Winner of taste tests.
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Giffard Custom Benchgraft
A medium sized, yellow pear with a pink blush. The flesh is crisp and juicy with a mild flavor.
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Ashton Bitter Custom Benchgraft
Seedling of Dabinett x Stoke Red. A bittersweet cider apple. Produces a low acid juice with medium tannin.
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Golden Spice Pear Custom Benchgraft
A very good eating pear but not a keeper.
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Atalanta's Gold Custom Benchgraft
Small, golden apple with tender skin and juicy flesh. Flavor has a hint of citrus.
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Gourmet Custom Benchgraft
A medium size, green/yellow pear with yellow, crisp, juicy sweet flesh with a somewhat thick skin. Not a pollinator.
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Atlas Custom Benchgraft
Red apple that is good for cooking and eating. Keeps well. Tree a strong grower and productive.
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Harrow Crisp Custom Benchgraft
Fruit has a very attractive finish with a red blush over smooth, yellow skin and the flavor is mildly sweet. The tree is very hardy, productive and has proven resistance to fire blight.
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Autumn Artic Custom Benchgraft
Red-yellow, striped apple with soft, sweet flesh. Tree is productive and scab-resistant.
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Harrow Delight Custom Benchgraft
A medium sized, yellow pear with some red blushing. Very high quality pear with some resistance to fire blight. Very hardy.
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Autumn Berry Custom Benchgraft
A small green skinned apple with a yellowish flesh that has a pineapple taste.
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Harrow Sweet Custom Benchgraft
Large Bosc like pear. The fruit is yellow skinned with a red blush and only a very slight russeting. The flesh is white, very sweet and juicy and flavorful. It will keep well.
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Autumn Crisp Custom Benchgraft
Medium red apple with crisp sweet flesh. Tree is disease resistant and easy to grow. Good keeper.
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Harvest Queen Custom Benchgraft
A small, yellow pear. Flesh is much like a Barlett.
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Autumn Pearmain Custom Benchgraft
Light yellow-green apple with some red. Flesh is juicy with a fine texture.
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Hendre Huffcap Custom Benchgraft
A yellow perry pear with a red blush. A cider pear with good balance of acid/tannin.
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Bailey Sweet Custom Benchgraft
A medium to large size, red apple covered in white dots. Flesh is yellow, coarse, juicy, and sweet. Does not keep long.
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Highland Custom Benchgraft
a cross of Bartlett and Comice. A large pear with green/yellow skin with some russeting. Flesh is smooth and juicy with a rich, sweet flavor.
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Custom Benchgraft
Custom Bench Grafting Apple, Pear, Plum trees
Bench grafting is where a piece of scionwood is grafted onto a rootstock to grow a new tree. The scionwood dictates the variety of fruit. The rootstock dictates the size, hardiness, vigor, and disease resistance of the tree. Apple scions must be grafted onto apple rootstock, pear scions onto pear rootstock, and plum scions onto stone rootstock.
There are many different methods of bench grafting, but the whip and tongue is a good one with high success rates. Basically, we whip and tongue graft a piece of scionwood that has 2-3 buds on it (usually 2-3 inches) onto a rootstock of your choice. Before grafting onto the rootstock, it is cut down to 6 inches above the top root which usually ends up with a 12 inch rootstock. The resulting benchgraft is roughly 14-15 inches long.