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  • From: "ROBERT W JUDY A HARTMAN" <hartmansfruit@msn.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Peach rootstock
  • Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:35:37 -0800

Hi Pete,
 
What Tom suggested is a good possibility to save the variety of tree that your grandfather had.  Also I have grafted peach onto the Pumiselect rootstock and the Krymsk 1 successfully.  Both are somewhat dwarfing.  Pumiselect will give you a tree about 60% of standard and Krymsk 1 will give you a tree about 50% of standard depending on your growing conditions.  I see that Raintree Nursery has Krymsk 1 available.  Off hand I don't know where you can get small quantities of Pumiselect.  Pumiselect is supposedly only good for peach and possibly apricot whereas Krymsk 1 is suppose to be good for peach, plum, apricot, and nectarine.
 
Bob
Western Washington
----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Solis
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:58 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Peach rootstock

Hi,

My grandfather had a peach tree on his old farm that's probably going 
to die soon. I'd like to propagate it onto my farm this year, for 
both his sake and mine, but I'm at a loss as to where I can get peach 
rootstock, as my old standbys, St. Lawrence Nursery and FedCo Trees, 
don't carry it. I have no idea what kind of peach it is, other than 
really really delicious. Based on what books I do have my inclination 
is towards Lovell or Halford stock. There haven't been trees of any 
kind on the farm for quite some time. (I'm changing that!)

The soil on the farm is well drained, sandy loam, ex-pasture.

So, do any of you have recommendations for types of stock and 
preferred suppliers?

Thanks a bunch,
Pete Solis
(zone 4-5)
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