Thanks so much for the prompt, thoughtful replies, all of which are helpful. The pear tree and sucker is a real possibility, but I also may have ordered a quince a few years ago and lost track of it through the moving I've done. The advice about the drastic pruning is helpful. This tree hadn't done much because of moving it (and probably pruning a little because of the move) This year, it has at least doubled in size. My plan is to keep all three trunks, severely prune and keep the center uncluttered. I guess if I ever get fruit on all three trunks, it will let me know if the grafted pear scenario is true. If I get quince on all three trunks.......then I guess I have a quince tree!! Thanks again for the help. Ray

Annie ... thank you for the invite you posted on the Rose Forum. At this time, I have about 120 roses and a few companion plants. I haven't really researched how to incorporate companion plants into my weed patch/rose garden simply because I am working with such horrible soil, getting the roses sited properly and growing well has been my primary focus since I purchased my home. Therefore, I am new to this forum. My one experiment of moving some of the previous owner's stunted irises into a rose bed turned out to be a disaster for the rose. So, I decided to get the rose beds right and then work on planning the rest of the garden around them. About shovel pruning roses ... I can see why you would be put off, but the thing is that when roses are marketed, there is generally the concept that a given rose can be grown well in any climate or any type of soil, so many gardeners buy roses that are simply wrong for their gardens and, to me, it only makes sense to replace the plant with a more suitable rose that will be happy in my garden and won't require as much attention as the rose that doesn't perform well. However, I tend to look at roses differently than most gardeners as I work on a rose web site called HelpMeFind dot com. On that site, there is a lot of information about the individual roses, comments by people who have grown the rose and more. It helps me find the right roses for my current garden. If more gardeners researched their roses ... and other plants ... they wouldn't find themselves shovel pruning their roses. (I am afraid to tell you how many plants I've killed because they cannot survive this climate.) Smiles, Lyn

Yes, I have grown it. It is a beautiful plant and the pods were tasty as well. I enjoyed it for ornamental reasons too. Chris

Heoo Everyone, Hello Kimmiesplummies!!! Welcome to this great Plumeria Forum!!!! You will find a bunch of great people here who love these trees just as much as all of the other addicts here!!! LOL...We love them here and always love to see new members join in!!! Again, Welcome aboard!!!! Always ask questions, most people are lurkers, so the questions that you ask are the same ones others really want to ask as well... So nice to meet you!!! Take care and welcome to the forum!!! Laura in VB