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["Ed Fackler" <rocmdw@aye.net>]

Doreen:

     My good friend, the late Bob Kurle simply loved using M27 as an
understock for the back yard.
     Over the years we (Rocky) budded many varieties to this stock, but
never really sold that many.  Basically because not much publicity
(nationally) was done on them and their unique benefits to backyard growers.
We also used them as an understock for many crab cvs.
     We also used M27 as an interstem which resulted in a tree of around 7'.
However, this combination resulted in massive and annual suckering from the
MM111 understock.
     One generally unknown reason why Gene has been so successful (aside
from his great skills) is that he is planting in a very protected location
(esp. from windstorms).
     Of all the rootstocks in that size class, M27 is the best.  P22 is
hypersensative to fireblight and WAA, as is Bud. 491.  All are sensative to
drought because of a very limited and shallow root system.  And of course,
in most all locations, life-long support is MANDATORY.
     The late Loren Tukey (Penn State) used them extensively and was
convinced that they had some resistance to fireblight.

Ed, So. Indiana, heaven, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Miniature Apple Trees


> Yesterday, I visited Gene Yale in Skokie, IL and saw his miniature apple
> orchard.  He has 165 tiny trees on a lot that is 43 feet by 55 feet.  He
> uses M27 and P22 rootstock for his trees and has an exacting pruning
regime
> for 2 years that creates a bearing tree in the third year that is about 3
to
> 6 feet tall and no wider.  The fruit is full size, and each tree bears 20
to
> 40 apples.  This orchard is totally amazing.  I shot photos in a driving
> rain yesterday and hope to share them later on the Nafex site.
>
> You can see his orchard now and read about his techniques at:
> http://www.enteract.com/~midfex/yale/intro.html
>
> Do any of you have experience with M27, P22 or Bud-9 rootstock on apples?
I
> was so blown away by this orchard that I am ordering trees custom-grafted
> from Big Horse Creek Farms and Bay Laurel to plant.  I have a small
suburban
> lot and figured I didn't have the room for apples.
>
> Any discussion about the merits and drawbacks of various super-dwarfing
> rootstock would be interesting.  What say you all?
> Doreen Howard
>
>
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