Re: [nafex] In 1886, the US Government Commissioned 7, 500 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World: Download Them in High Resolution | Open Culture

> On Jun 27, 2019, at 1:32 AM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In 1886, the US Government Commissioned 7,500 Watercolor Paintings of Every
> Known Fruit in the World: Download Them in High Resolution | Open Culture
> http://www.openculture.com/2019/06/the-us-government-commissioned-7500-watercolor-paintings.html?fbclid=IwAR2FDqDcEV5S0PA-QHQI-zI0Wxx1uqdcVN-QUJGkTYfaLqe1Pxl74Ft0wVY
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Neat! Thanks for posting it.



-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale




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[nafex] In 1886, the US Government Commissioned 7, 500 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World: Download Them in High Resolution | Open Culture

In 1886, the US Government Commissioned 7,500 Watercolor Paintings of Every
Known Fruit in the World: Download Them in High Resolution | Open Culture
http://www.openculture.com/2019/06/the-us-government-commissioned-7500-watercolor-paintings.html?fbclid=IwAR2FDqDcEV5S0PA-QHQI-zI0Wxx1uqdcVN-QUJGkTYfaLqe1Pxl74Ft0wVY
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[nafex] rootstocks without grafting?

While looking through the Bailey catalog I see that they offer a number of trees intended to be used as rootstocks for grafting.

Might any of these be grown for their own fruit?

Pear, Old Home x Farmingdale 87 (tree is 61-70% size of common pear)

Pear, Old Home x Farmingdale 97 (tree is 71-90% size of common pear)

Cherry, Gisela 6 (a cross of /Prunus cerasus/ and /Prunus canescens/)

Cherry, Gisela 12 (a cross of /Prunus cerasus/ and /Prunus canescens/)

Myrobalan plum

Myrobalan plum x Peach, Krymsk 86
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