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On Nov 30, 2004, at 2:49 PM,  Terry B wrote:

> At 10:46 AM 11/29/04 -0500, you wrote:
> <<Oh - and how much support does that G30 need?  Will a single metal
> stake be good enough?>>
>
> G30 really needs as good a stake as you can give it. Preferably a 
> stake tied to a wire, or even a trellis.  If you're just using one 
> stake, make it a steel t-post, pounded (not dug) at least 2 if not 3 
> feet in the ground with 6-8 feet above ground (10 foot post).
>
> This is a really good rootstock in terms of precociousness, yield, 
> winter hardiness, and low incidence of root suckering and burr 
> knotting. It just needs a little support, which isn't necessarily a 
> bad thing if you plan for it.  After all, some plants (grape, kiwi) we 
> trellis as a matter of course.

Thanks.  My grape vine probably doesn't have enough support, either.  A 
trellis is more than I'm willing to put up for one tree, but I will buy 
a 10' stake and pound it into my rocky ground.

I know that the experience from one copy of a plant doesn't prove 
anything, but I am looking forward to comparing the rootstocks and 
cultivars.  Fruit exploring in my own backyard.

Cheers,
Ginda