I am looking for grafting scion for southern pear varieties as well as mulberry.
Looking to topwork quite a few trees. Let me know what you have and we can hopefully work out a deal. I have lots of cuttings and plants to trade. thanks!

I have pear and Eldar berry. If interested let me know. Richie from louisiana zone 8

What kind of pear?

Dont know but i know its good for fresh eating not a cooking pear. Sorry we dont know its just growing in our yard

I have a Pakistan mulberry that I can get you some cuttings from. It is not dormant, and I don't know whether or not that matters. I also have several air layers that I started late last summer. They are now 3 or 4 feet tall. They were dormant, but woke up a couple weeks ago. I don't know how well they would ship being awake.

I also have a Black Beauty mulberry and an Illinois Everbearing mulberry. Those two don't have as many spare branches, but I'm sure I could find a few cuttings from either or both. 

Let me know if you are interested in any of the above.

Pakistan Mulberry doesn't like freezes.  If you live where it snows, might not be worth trying to graft it.  Ours never went dormant this year, but the old leaves had frost burn showing because, although the outside temps were not at freezing, the temps in the clouds were cold enough and snow fell.  We only had an inch and it took about 6 hours to melt, but it did some damage to leaves.  The mulberry has leafed out now with lots of green berries forming.  My mulberries were planted when dormant as cuttings in Nov 2013.  Two out of 14 actually rooted and grew.  This will be our first year for fruit.  Exciting.  Mine aren't big enough for cuttings yet.  I'm just worried that the Pakistan variety may not do well in your climate. 

Suzi

Anybody else? Specifically looking for softer pears and larger mulberries. Thanks

Justin,

I also have several Pakistan Mulberrys potted recently in 1 gallon root pouches.  Sorry no scion, I rooted the pieces that were 1/2"-3/4" caliper and stuck those larger deep in the ground. These are actively growing not dormant, all are about 18".  I took the cuttings in December immediately after it lost its leaves.  I had no problem rooting them with bottom heat.

Like Desert Dancer said they are very susceptible to early frosts, but living near Houston your actually in a good zone for it.  

The mother tree is trying to bud out now, and I cover it, and keep hoping these light freezes go away soon.  I planted a 4 footer from Ison's last year in April, the tree grew several new un-branched trunks, two to over 10 feet and a smaller one which I airlayered, the original trunk never did anything.  I barely water, so there they would probably grow even more, Houston gets a minimum of 20 inches more rain a year than we do.

It has beautiful, huge heart shaped leaves.  I should have done summer pruning because I want a bush to pick berries from ground.  I pruned both branches knee high and it is budding in multiple places and should be bushy this summer.  From what I have read recently, I now recommend pruning twice a year to keep controlled. 

Yours for shipping.

I have a d'anjou pear tree, but the fruit is large and hard.  I've made wine out of the pears that came out good.

Justin, I have a large, 60 year old Bartlett pear. Great pears, I can and dry a lot of them. Also have a Red Bartlett. Also, young Warren, Maxine, Magness, and Seckel. I've grafted Orcas and Easter Pear to a couple of them.

Justin, I will have some Moonglow and Blakes Pride pear scion available if you are interested.

http://www.starkbros.com/products/fruit-trees/pear-trees/blakes-pride-pear?gclid=COLjkJnPgMQCFQwKaQodvb0A-A

http://www.starkbros.com/products/fruit-trees/pear-trees/moonglow-pear?gclid=CI-6zLLPgMQCFQmpaQodM6kAcg

i am about to graft some fig scions (i don't know the variety-- the tree i cut them from rarely bears much fruit because it is in heavy shade but it does bear way up top in the sun, plain ol' texas fig i think, not a green skinned variety.) onto a 4 year old white mulberry volunteer (the berries are small and dryish). i hope they work. it is a bit late, but the mulberry buds are barely swelling and the fig buds not at all, so... i would like to also graft a good eating mulberry onto it. my mother is weird about mulberries, 'messy', so i was hoping to get some scions of pakistani since the berries don't stain. however, i am just 20 miles south of dallas-- which is still south of pakistan!-- and from what i read above, i wonder if i shouldn't look for a hardier variety. any help? 

Are you looking to graft to some of the wild calleryia pears?  I am trying a few grafts with ayers pears onto these myself.  These wild pears are now in bloom all over Alabama and the extent of their invasion is incredible.  

Hi Justin
I have a mulberry tree that I will prune soon, if you want cuttings let me know.
Vito

I have a collier mulberry, and very old pear tree not sure what kind it is. Loaded every year. We love fresh or preserves.