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Graft-&-plant if you have decent soil and you plan to water frequently.  If 
you're on sand, or probably miss the occasional irrigation, grow the 
rootstocks in a nursery for a year.
 
Grafting a couple weeks before planting, so that the unions can callus a bit, 
is beneficial.
 
I've had trouble getting baccata to accept any topwork which doesn't have 
baccata in it's pedigree.  Antanovka roots can delay bearing (reduce 
precosity) of the topwork.  Both will make a strong vigorous & larger tree if 
the rootstock-scion campatability is good.
 
tc, sWI, cold
 


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> From: ernestplutko
> To: nafex
> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:00:27 -0600
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] apple seedlings
>
> 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
> To: nafex
> 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
>
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