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

Ranetka has good production and precocity.  Burnt Ridge Nursery has
Antanovka rootstock.

---- Original Message ----
From: chandos49@hotmail.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Malus ranetka
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:20:29 +0000

>
>As long as this is being discussed, I see ranetka is quite tolerant
>of dry sandy soils. It doesn't get nearly as cold here in/near
>Spokane as the northern climes for which ranetka is urged, but this
>rootstock seems to rival MM111 for usefulness in tolerating drought
>and light soil. 
>Can anyone respond to how it compares in precocity (youth of tree
>when beginning to produce fruit) and production (MM111 is only
>moderately productive and rather slow to begin fruiting.)
> 
>Many thanks,
> 
>Dave Liezen (rhymes w/season)                                    
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