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Apple scion compatibility with mayhaw (type of hawthorn)?

paulc

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February 2, 2011 - 6:57 pm

I've got a mayhaw tree which won't make any fruit, so I was wondering if apple would be compatible with it. I've never heard of someone trying before. If not, would pear be compatible?

I'm in Louisiana btw.

smsmith

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February 3, 2011 - 8:15 pm

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure mayhaw is actually a viburnum - not a hawthorn. Grafting an apple to a hawthorn is "possible" but I wouldn't call it likely. Crabapple to hawthorn would be a better bet, but even that is very iffy.

Well there you go - shows what I know (or don't)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhaw

John S

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February 19, 2011 - 10:47 pm

I have heard of people successfully grafting apple onto hawthorn, but I don't know if it is likely to take with any particular combo. You might try Winter Banana, which seems a great interstem with many combinations.
John S
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PlumFun

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February 25, 2011 - 1:17 pm

I have a Haralson on weedy hawthorn that gave exactly one fruit last fall. 2 seeds inside too, no telling what pollinated it.

Graft union on this thing is very ugly, do not expect it to live forever.

It has been on maybe 5 years or so.

macmanmatty

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February 27, 2011 - 9:52 am

It will most likely work. I have grafted asian pears on to hawthorn and even on to loaqut :shock:

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