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  • From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Rootstock observation
  • Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:16:55 +0000

With some Bud.118 and MM111 grafts (and ungrafted rootstocks) side-by-side, I'd like to report that Bud.118 goes dormant at least a week ahead of MM111. Its leaves are down and MM111 hasn't even turned color yet. Above-graft growth on Bud.118 is still green, mostly! Some of the topwork on MM111 is showing color, with green MM111 leaves below the grafts. Interesting!

I wish I had enough grafts to say "XYZ cultivar goes dormant 1 week sooner on Bud.118 than MM111", but that will have to wait for the McArthur grant!

Tanis Cuff, s.WI, z4 to 5, decent soil but droughty (except this year!)

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