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Quince root stock for grafting dwarf pear and loquat

Botanical name   Cydonia oblonga

Details   Quinces are used as a root stock for producing dwarf pears, loquat and other quinces.

Root stocks can be created from root suckers, stool bed or seeds from overripe fruit planted in late autumn.

Flowers   White

Forest layer   low-tree

Fruit / berries  

Propagation method   Cutting

Tags     graft  dwarf  fruit tree  pear 

Benefits  

• The primary benefits are smaller trees that fruit sooner

Negatives  

• Many cultivars of pear are not directly compatible with quince and require double grafting with a compatible interstock
• Pears grafted on quince have shorter lifespan than on seedling grown root stocks
• Quince trees are prone to suckering, sending up growth from around the base of the tree and near damaged roots. These can be used as rootstocks.

Variety compatibility