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  • From: Richard J.Ossolinski <ossoeo@verizon.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] apple rootstocks
  • Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:18:08 -0500

Alan,
Thanks for your input regarding fruit size on M111. Anyone else?
Richard
Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5 (5-6" fresh snow and still coming down)
On Dec 7, 2008, at 11:57 AM, Alan Haigh wrote:

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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