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  • From: list@ginda.us
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  • Subject: [NAFEX] Apple Rootstock: Budagowsky 118
  • Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 09:39:05 -0500

Here's another discussion from AppleCrop that I think would interest folks in NAFEX. The question was addressed to NAFEX, too, but the answers in Applecrop were more interesting. It might, for instance, be a good rootstock for a deer-grazed orchard.

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----- Original Message -----
To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:31 AM
Subject: Apple-Crop: Budagowsky 118

I'm in the process of grafting a bunch of trees for 2004 and am trying out Bud 118 for the first time.  I don't hear many people discussing this rootstock, yet what little I've heard about it has been quite positive---especially for rough Northern winters.  Is there anyone on the list who'd be willing to share their experiences with Bud 118?  I'm curious to hear what the downsides to it may be, aside from the unwieldly size of the trees it can produce.  Which apple cultivars are the best candidates for grafting onto the more 'standard' sized rootstocks like Bud 118 and Antanovka?  Which should be avoided?
 
Any/all feedback greatly appreciated.
 
John
 
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John A Gasbarre
Sgroppino Farms
Vinalhaven Island, Maine
USDA Zone 5
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 From: "Karl Townsend"
Date: Sat Apr 5, 2003 5:46:47 AM US/Eastern
To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Budagowsky 118
Reply-To: "Apple-Crop" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>

I have been growing a great many trees on B118 on my site in central
Minnesota. I learned its value in the winter of 90-91 - no snow, dry fall,
weeks of -35 F. Lost all of the M7, most of the M9. M26 and B118 never knew
it got cold.

B118 is, of course, an M111 size tree or 50% of seedling. It has one
important difference in that its extremely precocious. Crop it hard at about
years five and six and you can almost stop its growth. Leaving the graft
union high seems to make a little smaller tree. A little winter injury to
the scion kinda helps slow them down too <grin>.

I'm getting poor growth on replant with M26 on my site, B118 takes this
just fine.

As for cultivars to avoid, stay away from large stuff like Cortland. You'd
have a monster tree.


An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Two apples a day gets the doctor's OK.
Five apples a day makes you a fruit grower, like me.

Karl Townsend in beautiful Dassel,MN
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From: "Mitch Lynd"

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Hi John!  We have some apples on Bud 118 that are about 12 or 13 years old.  The most striking thing about Bud 118 is that it has the precosity of much smaller and better known rootstocks in the range of M9 to M26 but makes a huge seedling sized tree.  Until we grew Bud 118 we thought early production and big tree size were mutualy exclusive, what a surprise. The trees have done well here in central Ohio.  Seems to me they would be a really wise choice for the far North where folks struggle for tree vigor and winter hardiness.  Its perfect for folks here and South wanting to establish an orchard with an "antique look" with the big  40 foot trees. It's the rootstock I would choose if I were trying to set a record for maximum production per tree. We are glad we have them to show folks what apple trees used to look like. There are about 30 trees here and we've never seen fire blight, collar rot, leaning, or any other negative traits. 




 



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