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- From: "Alan Haigh" <alandhaigh@gmail.com>
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- Subject: [NAFEX] apple rootstocks
- Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:57:31 -0500
Ginda, anchorage refers to stability against wind- resistance to blowover. Trees on fully dwarfing rootstocks generally must be attached to a stake or trellis. From M26 up trees can often be grown without support but sometimes while young are also susceptible to being blown over- particular when soils are saturated and the wind strong.
As far as rootstock affecting fruit size and yeald , M7 gets the thumbs down on this score- 111 gets much better revues. Although I have a lot of experience with both rootstocks the relative quality and quantity of the fruit in a home orchard situation doesn't seem that important. With proper pruning and thinning both perform well enough but 111 sometimes takes about an extra year to bear.
On at least 2 occasions I have read catalogues of small fruit tree nurseries- Ames and Apples of Antiquity, that state a preference for trees on 111 over 7. These nurseries are on opposite sides of the country and grow trees in much different conditions.
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[NAFEX] apple rootstocks,
Alan Haigh, 12/07/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] apple rootstocks, Richard J . Ossolinski, 12/07/2008
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