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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Generally, you'll get standard (full size) trees if you use seedlings for rootstock.  They will vary enough that in a given group you might get a few that are extra large, and some that may be more like semi-dwarf.  This does depend on what the male parent of the seedlings was, though.  
Any scab resistance in the rootstock won't show on the scion (bud) variety.  That can only be determined by letting the seedlings grow up large enough to be able to evaluate them on their own merits.
-Lon Rombough
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On Mar 12, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Jon Place wrote:

Rootstock question:  I have close to 100 one-year old apple seedlings 
grown from seed; the seed is from golden delicious and red delicious 
apples.  Is this worthwhile rootstock for budding or grafting?  Will the 
rootstock contain the same scab resistance of the delicious varieties?  
The parent delicious trees are standard size, about 50 years old, and 
unsprayed as of the last 5-10 years.

Thanks,

Jon
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