Old home pear: Is proving valuable as a rootstock in combating pear decline and fire blight

The Old Home pear variety is resistant to fire blight and pear decline, has a well-shaped trunk, a good scaffold system, and is easily propagated on its own roots by hardwood cuttings. For these reasons, Old Home stock is expected to be of even greater value to the pear industry in the future than i...

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Published in:	California Agriculture
Main Authors:	W Griggs, H Hartmann, A Millecan, C Hansen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1961-10-01
Online Access:	https://californiaagriculture.org/article/113293-old-home-pear-is-proving-valuable-as-a-rootstock-in-combating-pear-decline-and-fire-blight