The graft helps to get the desired variety precisely and much earlier than in 4-7 years, as it usually happens if you buy a seedling for planting. In this article, we will try to figure out whether it is possible to plant a pear on a pear, and when and how best to do it.
On what root can I plant a pear?
Many gardeners try to plant a pear on different varieties of apples or quinces, but often because of the differences in species, this procedure ends in failure. That is why it is recommended to use the already finished tree as a stock. It can be a wild or semi-wild pear, and if it is required to increase winter hardiness, it is recommended to use the variety "Ussuriyskaya".
When to plant a pear on a pear?
To get a quality graft, cut the stem from the long pear in the period from October to March, that is, before the start of a strong sap movement through the trees. It should be a healthy one-year shoot, taken from the top on the southern side of the crown. Must be at least 3 good kidneys. After cutting, store it in a refrigerator or basement at a temperature of + 2-4 ° C, immersing the lower end in wet sand.
It is recommended to vaccinate itself in the second half of spring. Before it, the graft should be reached and wrapped with a wet cloth so that it is saturated with moisture.
How to plant a pear on a wild pear?
For a successful vaccination, it is best to take a perennial shoot of a forest pear. From the diameter of the branches of the stock and the graft, it depends on how best to carry out this procedure. If they coincide, then it is possible to use ocularization. It consists in applying them with slices and tight tape wrapping. If the stock is larger, then it is better to use the "behind the bark" technology, which is easier to conduct in early spring. It consists in the separation of the bark into branches and inserting a cut into this space.
One tree can be grafted with cuttings from different varieties , this will help to obtain a variety of fruits of this fruit.