"sherwindu" wrote in message
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David Hare-Scott wrote:


You could with the right technique graft apples and pears with some
degree
of success.

No way, Jose!



Please check your facts. If you had bothered to do so you would have come
up with quite a few examples of grafting apples on to pear stock or vice
versa, here are just a couple, you could find many more.

http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/N.../msg04650.html
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms/apple33.html

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You will not have any joy trying to graft widely different species
together,
the only reason apples and pears might work is that they are closely
related.

Yes, they are both fruits. Closely related, I don't think so.

Well I do think so. They are both pome fruits along with quinces, medlars
and others. They are of the family rosaceae which contains (amongst others)
the genera malus (apples) and pyrus (pears).

I have pears in my garden that are grafted on to quince rootstock. My
apples are grafted on to apple rootstock. These combinations are common as
it produces the best results NOT because apples and pears cannot be grafted
together.

I think you should sign up for the same class as the OP.

I think you should do some basic research before making rude comments in
public about the ignorance of others.


David