2002 Pear Rootstock Trial
Coordinator(s)
Todd Einhorn and Steve Castagnoli
Planting locations
Washington (2 sites) and Oregon (1 site)
Scion variety
d'Anjou (OR and WA) and Golden Russet Bosc (WA)
Rootstocks
OHxF 87 and OHxF 40 (USA), 708-36 (UK), Pyrodwarf and Pyro 2-33 (Germany), and Fox 11 and Fox 16 (Italy). Winter Nellis seedling rootstock included in 1 site (WA)
Spacing
10 feet between trees by 16 feet between rows
Training and support
free-standing modified central leader
Annual reports
NA
Publications
Summary of the 2002 Pacific Northwest of USA Pear Rootstock Trials: Performance of 'd'Anjou' and 'Golden Russet Bosc' Pear on Eight Pyrus Rootstocks. Journal of the American Pomological Society 67(2): 80-88 2013 (Full publication here.)
Miscellaneous