Does anyone know if you can take a suckling from the base of a pear tree and root it to produce later?

Question

I am in mid. tx. and would like to know if you can and how.

Answer 1

you should be able to. carefully remove the suckling and make three to four small diagonal nicks in the bark at the end of the branch. dip the nicked end in a root hormone (available at yard and garden centers) and put it in water. keep the water level at least two inches above the nicked end. within 7 to 10 days you should see the start of roots, often looking like small white bumps on the bark. within about two weeks you should see actual roots starting out. allow the new plant to remain in water until the root system is about 1/3 as long as the start when you hold it up. when you plant, put a small amount of the rooting hormone in the hole and plant the new treeling so that about 1/3 of the original branch is in the ground. depending on hoe tall the new treeling is, you may need to support it with a stake.

Answer 2

We have transplanted sucklings from trees. But we first set it
in a jar of water with root start in it for about a week or two, you will see roots starting then plant it in a small pot and watch it start to grow. As it gets larger, you can put it outside in the Spring.

Answer 3

Other posts on how to root pear suckers is generally correct. However, if the original pear tree was grafted onto a rootstock variety and your sucker is from the rootstock, your fruit will be of the rootstock type and not the pear you now have.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

oakhill is right