I was cleaning some scions out of the fridge today and was surprised to find some still seemed viable from last year. I also had some peat moss I used for chestnut stratification. Once those were all planted I kept some Ayers pear scions in that moist peat. I pulled them today and it looks like they tried to put leaves or maybe roots out? Also I noticed at the bottom of the cut end was a nice white callus ring. Do you think these could be rooted since they have callused up?
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Callused scions in storage
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Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Any viable buds remaining? If so they may grow. Going to have to keep them in a warm, humid environment until they establish some roots though. I tried to root some OHxF cuttings a couple of years ago, poor success for me, but you never know.
Prof.Kent
5 year old buck +
If callusing on a pear scion is like a grape cutting that means the white cells have differentiated into root cells. As long as there is enough moisture in the stick to grow the roots and first leaf from a bud, it should grow. I'd soak it in water for an hour before planting, dip it in rooting compound, and keep the soil moist.
I wish I had taken a picture now. I will try and explain best I can until I can get a picture. Where the buds were at there were 1 in long white “strings” I thought they might have been roots but they also looked like leaves that are white when grown under no light. I also cut a small section to see if the cambium was still green and it was it looked very good. I check a lot of scions from 2017 grafting and these looked the best from a mold and green cambium stand point. I put one in a pot and placed it in a dark cabinet hoping it would put out roots. I doubt this will work because everything I find on pears is they are hard to root even in stool beds.
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