Phil, what company did you purchase them from. It seems strange that they look like a stick with roots. There should be a designated, labeled branch for each variety that the tree is supposed to carry. This seems strange to me.

Suzi

My combo Euro pear (first combo I ever tried) had five branches all separately labeled. I am noticing that the strongest branch the Bartlett pear is taking over the top of the tree. After my pruning next month that will change. There is still one skinny branch of a different variety that is growing slowly. I am only trying one 'combo' as I would really prefer to learn to graft my own trees. Mrs. G

I would love to know where you got yours, but I would say you got taken.

Even the box stores 3 or 4 on ones are labeled and the scion (twig) is obvious. I suppose it could be some chip bud, but that would be obvious too.

Hope you used your credit card and can get your money back.

A graft leaves an obvious scar that takes a couple years, at least, to disappear. Multi variety trees I've seen have very obvious grafting wounds at the beginning of well developed scaffold branches for each variety. Please let us know what company you got these trees from and I do hope you can manage to get your money back.

>>they looked like a stick with roots.If you have a stick only without branches then I can only think of several bud grafts, not grown out yet, [we need to see pictures].

Mine was from Willis and looked the same. It is now quite large. It has 4 stone fruits.