Looking for Clevelant Pear cutting for propagation. Can offer exchanag
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3 years agoI am aware of pear being prone to breakage, that's why I'm thinking of Cleveland Select, which is less prone to breakage than other cultivars. I'm stuck between a verticillium wilt and a hard place. My neighbors on the right, on the left and across from me all had to remove their maples due to the verticillium wilt. I was the last one to remove mine. This bacteria lives in the soil, so now my choice is limited to trees that are resistant to verticillium wilt. There are also gas, sewage and water lines right under one of the tree spots, so I'm avoiding trees with deep and powerful roots. On the top of that, I want a traditionally looking fast growing shade tree, that's not too big (up to a maple size), so that it can be planted close to the house (14 feet away from the foundation). I agree that pear might not be the ideal choice, but I didn't find other alternatives.
Here how my maples used to look in front of the house and I want new trees in same spots. Maples were removed and stumps grinded below the surface a year ago.
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