As an added bonus, the cloned tree will also produce fruit much faster than the trees grown from seed — often in as little as a year after grafting. In addition, grafting makes it possible to grow many different fruits on a single rootstock. Do grafted trees grow smaller? OneRead More →

Semi-dwarf can go 30-40 years, full size rootstock over 50 years. There are of course always exceptions to the rules. May I suggest if you really want a long lived, delicious pear tree, to select a variety grafted onto full size rootstock, but you will likely be using ladders toRead More →