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Pear Custom Benchgraft

Custom Bench Grafting Apple, Pear, Plum treescustom-bench-grafts.jpg

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.

  • Winter Nelis Custom Benchgraft

    Winter Nelis Custom Benchgraft

    It is slightly yellowish-green in color with broad areas of dull reddish-brown overtones. This pear, which has a firm but very juicy and sweet flesh, is excellent as a snack or for use in baking.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Ya Li Custom Benchgraft

    Ya Li Custom Benchgraft

    Large smooth pear shaped fruit. Light yellow skin. Crisp, sweet flesh with complex pleasant flavor. Stores well. Blooms early. Fire blight resistant.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
  • Yoinashi Custom Benchgraft

    Yoinashi Custom Benchgraft

    Round fruit with light brown, russeted skin with golden undertones. Flesh has finer texture than most Asian pears. Sweet flavor.

    $15.00
    Out of stock
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