September 02, 2017Pre grafted pears sourced from blockhill on beurre hardy direct grafted onto quince root stocks (suckers) sourced from Rosa Reed (Riversdale, next door). Some in growing bed in front of container and some in amphitheatre.pearquincebeurre hardygraftseptember
Grafting is the process of adding a known, desirable tree onto existing, growing roots. This can be done for a number of reasons such as having many types of fruit to one tree or influencing the characteristics of the tree such as size, soil requirements and disease resistance.graftfruittrees
September 28, 2017All grafted to mature fuji behind the house 1 x Biesterfielder Renette 1 x Black Prince 1 x Blenheim Orange 1 x Claygate Pearmain 1 x Cowies triangle 1 x Devonshire Quarrandon 1 x Early Julian 2 x Golden Hornet 1 x Grenedier 1 x Lady Sudeley 1 x Laxtons Fortune 1 x Ralls Janet 1 x Red Gravenstein 1 x Ribston Pippin 1 x Rokewood 1 x Sturmer Pippingraftappleseptember2017