Pear rootstock BP3

Abstract

A new variety of pear rootstock selected from a family of seedling pear trees germinated from seed collected from a wild pear tree. The subject variety produces hearty pear trees having high yield. The rootstock is compatible with all major commercial pear varieties. The variety roots easily and reproduces readily by hardwood cuttings.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A new variety of pear tree, referred to by the cultivar designation BP3, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by its ability to serve as a rootstock for grafting of pear tree cultivars to produce pear trees which have a very high yield efficiency, are hardy and are compatible with all major commercial pear varieties, and by its early bearing habit when compared to the commercially used seedling rootstocks and its ability to reproduce readily by vegetative means particularly by hardwood cuttings.