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Howdy all,

 

I am looking for a rootstock for Japanese-American hybrid plums that doesn't sucker.

 

My plums are all on Prunus americana, the standard plum rootstock for here "up North".  They sucker like the dickens and I'm tired of it.  I'd like to plant a few more plums without having to "go a-sucker-pullin" for the rest of my life.  Suckers pop up as far as 50 feet away from the trees.  If the entire area was mowed that wouldn't be a big deal, but the grow into other beds and pulling them there results in mulch disturbance that causes weed seed germination.

 

Evans sour cherry also suckers terribly.  Although my Evans has been a pretty good performer for the past ten years it's got trunk damage from a tree stake that was set to close and I'm going to have to take it out one of these days.  I'll replace it with a couple of the University of Saskatchewan cherries when young trees become available that are more than 2" high.  From the U. of S. website I gather that several of the most widely distributed cultivars are "suckerless".

 

Steve H.  Lone Rock, WI   USDA zone 3/4

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Richard L. Wagner

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:57 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fuji apple

Most 'Fuji' apples require a long growing season to ripen. Van Well does have a few strains that ripen a month or so sooner. Check their website.

Have you any experience with 'Honeycrisp' and 'Jonagold'. I find them very comparable in quality to 'Fuji'.


Quoting akmanty <akmanty@sbcglobal.net>:
> Can I successfully grow a Fuji apple tree in WI, zone 5, preferably a
> dwarf variety?
> We are located about 30 miles south of Green Bay.
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