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["George Brinson" <george.brinson@nf.sympatico.ca>]

Thanks for your input, Doug. I will probably experiment with some of this 
material.

George.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Woodard" <dwoodard@becon.org>
To: "George Brinson" <george.brinson@nf.sympatico.ca>; "North American Fruit 
Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Green Gage plum NOW ROOTSTOCK


> St. Julien A and C are Prunus insititia rootstocks popular in the trade,
> originating in France I understand. St. Julien A has been around for a
> long time, is reputed somewhat dwarfing, compatible with a wide range of
> plums as well as peach and apricot. I gather it is comfortable on heavy
> soils. However there are list members who have personal experience with
> it which I have not.
>
> Your damsons might be suitable as rootstocks and might not.
>
> If you have the space and time and find it hard to get regular plum
> rootstocks, sure, experiment.
>
> Doug Woodard
> St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
>
>
> George Brinson wrote:
> > Just wondering............what would the rootstock of Prunus insititia be
> > like for grafting cultivated varieties of European plums on to? Dwarfing
> > effects or incompatibilities? What other "prunus" may be compatible?
> >
> > I have "damson" type plums here that sucker profusely, and bear in 4-5
> > years.
> >
> > George Brinson
> > Carmanville
> > NL,   Canada