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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

I find it is much better to have the rootstock growing in ground to
get well rooted before grafting.  Antonovka rootstock which is
allowed to grow to maturity has a big green apple which tastes OK. 
M. baccata has a small crabapple not good to eat.

---- Original Message ----
From: murphman108@msn.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] apple seedlings
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:56:13 -0800

>I see that St. Lawrence Nursery is selling Malus Antonovka and
>Baccata seedlings; $3 ea or $25 / 10
>
>These might be cool to use as rootstocks for more interesting
>cultivars.
>
>Do they have to live in the ground, in their new spot for a year
>before you graft to it, or can you plant / graft all at once?
>
>Murph