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  • From: Kevin Bradley <kbradley@ttlc.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Interstem Apples
  • Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:09:33 -0500

One of the biggest advantages of using interstem trees is that you can choose the ideal rootstock, say, 111 for dry soil, and still have an early bearing dwarf tree. If you planted your trees directly on a dwarf stock it would not be nearly as drought tough as 111 or as able to deal with neglect.
One of the major disadvantages of growing dwarf trees is their need for extra care whereas standards and 111 are very tolerant of neglect and can be planted out on the back 40 and still fend off the elements of weeds and drought. Interstems can also be planted in such conditions and I suspect, survive even better under some circumstances than standards since they don't have as much of a canopy to feed as a standard.




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