Do you have any interesting fruit trees suitable for temperate climates? In particular apple, pear, plum, nectarines, peaches, cherry or related?
I’ve posted a little bit about some grafting I’ve done.
This year I set out to buy some more rootstocks suitable fruit tree grafting and started looking into the cost of placing a small order from a number of different nurseries. At the same time I found a wholesale nursery near where a friend of mine works. What I discovered was for about the same cost of placing a small order and having it shipped, I could place a wholesale order and my friend could pick it up for me.
Now I just need to find a place for 115 fruit trees in my community garden!
If you’re interested I could trade some rootstock for scion wood. I might also be able to give you a ‘bench graft’ in return, which is just a freshly grafted small tree. I could either try to use your own scion wood or that of someone else who sends me something.
I’m not really interested in common varieties, in particular those purchased from a garden center. Ideally I’m looking for local heritage varieties, where you know the name. If you have a really good tasting variety you don’t know anything about, I’ll consider that too.
I can also pay reasonable shipping and handling costs if you prefer this over a trade.
If you’re interested, and have something to offer, please get in touch via the contact link on the front page of this blog.
pawpaws?(Asimina triloba)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawpaw
Mentioning this as I’m not sure Asimina will fit your idea of “interesting”.
Hit me up in email if I piqued your interest.
Hi Todd,
My interest is piqued.
They talk about these off and on, on the HG discussion forum. Isn’t this something we have to do in the fall, when the seeds are very fresh? I think I remember reading the seeds are very perishable.
I’ll send you an email…
Pat,
I’ve been looking at other options for you to consider.
Mostly shrub based berry plants/seeds somewhat similar to the chokeberry idea we kicked around.
More than anything you could store these seeds until future options open up for you.
Regards
Hi Todd,
Thanks for looking for me!
Actually, while I can always be tempted with interesting plants and seeds, I’m less interested in something to store and grow a future year. Every year, no matter how hard I try to restrain myself, I always have more than I can squeeze into my garden. Every time I set aside some seeds for the future, they always seem to just lost in the excitement of the future years’ seeds.
Mostly this year I’m grafting the fruit trees I mentioned here, and I’m looking for scion wood of old varieties for this purpose. For future years, I think it better if I take those as they come…
I am looking for goose berry and currants
will you please write me for your requirements of different seeds