Grafting pear to mountain ash

[Telemark]

I grafted a bunch of Ingeborg and Keiserinna pear scions onto wild mountain ash trees. I used a variety of grafting techniques, but mostly bark and side grafts. I had about 80% success. Scions are growing slowly, but they are growing.

 

[Telemark]

Here are three scions that didn't grow, but apparently are still alive. Anyone ever expeience this?

 

[chickenlittle]

On those, you just need to be patient and remove most of the rootstock growth and just leave enough to keep it alive. Make it push that bud.

 

[Telemark]

On those, you just need to be patient and remove most of the rootstock growth and just leave enough to keep it alive. Make it push that bud.

I will trim it all back this winter and keep it trimmed next spring. I thought maybe there was something wrong with the scion. Could be that all the trees are on the same roots.

 

[chickenlittle]

Also, it it doesn't start pushing a bud next spring by the time you are ready to top work, regraft it.

 

[Telemark]

Will do. I have an Ingeborg pear I can take scions from.