Hello /r/Dallas !
Earlier this year I took a stab at grafting some Kieffer Pear Scions onto some wild Bradford pear rootstocks and had some really good luck (all 5 of my grafts took, though a storm broke 1 of them)
I got the Kieffer Pear scions from a relative, but I do not know anyone who has Korean Giant Pears. Scions are typically collected in the winter when they're dormant, then stored in a refrigerator until about March when they're grafted. I'm starting my search early to give myself the best odds at finding some scions nearby.
The scions are pencil-thick and about pencil-long pieces of that year's growth with buds. I'd like to collect 10-15 scions, so that I have plenty to choose from for my trees, and possibly to graft on to relative's trees.
I'm also going to check some online grafting/orchard forums, but figured travelling locally might be easier than organizing a stick mailing.
Thanks for giving this a look!
Submitted October 19, 2016 at 06:39PM by TomKappa http://ift.tt/2e18uEr Dallas
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