Just wanted to say that after my modest 9 years of experimenting so far, my top picks for trees here in SW Missouri are: 1. Garrettson persimmon 2. Illinois Everbearing Mulberry 3. Asian pear (Shinko, Turnbull, Korean Giant).
Most scion for American persimmon varieties grafts easily, but Garrettson is like impossible to fail with.
Mulberries have mostly given me difficult results with grafting. Except Illinois Everbearing. Grafts almost always succeed and grow quickly and give beautiful yields.
Asian pears seem to like Missouri. Overall, pears are a good bet, but Asian ones seem like an awesome choice so far for me. Fruit makes it to harvest in good condition even in my windy spots.
I’m also hoping for a future of pawpaw yields, but I would honestly try to germinate seed and plant it directly into the ground after germination over transplanting if I could go again (wait, I can go again…). Haven’t grafted any pawpaw trees yet. My transplants have all either failed or grown very slowly. Most of them are alive, but yeah, slow growing, even after year 3. Seems like The younger they are on contact with the soil they’ll make a home in, the better off they’ll grow.
Anyone else have some favorites for Missouri or surrounding areas?
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