Will's Thoughtstream

We have two ornamental pear trees in the strip of grass by the street. These 30 foot tall trees contribute to a nice feel to the front yard and provide shade during the summer, so they do have their benefits. But they don't make food, and if you know anything about the way I garden, then you know I want everything to be to edible. Last year I conducted my first experiments in grafting. I grafted fruiting apple branches (technically "scions") to the ornamental pear tree. One of the grafts appeared to survive the winter and this spring is growing leaves and flowers. It's exciting and fun to see apple leaves and apple flowers on our pear tree. In the picture below, the graft is growing out of the large branch on the right towards the left.

Fruiting apple branch on ornamental pear tree