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["Ed Fackler" <efackler@woh.rr.com>]

Derry:

     We tried many different combinations of interstems using mostly M9, but
also M27 and Bud 9 as dwarfing stem pieces.
     The most uniform and productive trees came from the combination you
mentioned below or M9 on MM106.  Trees resulted in a true semi-dwarf or
about 12' tall, had better limb angles and the MM111 was nearly non
suckering.  We buried the lower graft union by around 6" with 2" of the M9
portion about soil surface.
     We did not stake the trees.  Overall they were the best in all aspects.

Ed, So. Ohio cool fall-like weather.

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of derry&bill
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 11:26 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Interstem Apples


Lucky,

Did you bury the 111/9 union? Or are both unions above ground?

Does anyone have any comments on a MM106 with M9 interstem?  e.g. no staking
necessary? Suckering? final size to expect?

Derry

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bill Chase & Derry Walsh
Aldergrove, B.C., Canada
phone/fax (604) 856-9316
www.interchange.ubc.ca/wchase/HTML
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> The bulk of my apples, or at least those I planted the first two or three
> years, as I was getting the orchard established, are on a combo M111/M9
> rootstock.
> Lucky

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