Sweet cherry graft on Nanking cherry?

15 years ago

I have a couple of Nanking cherry bushes which don't produce a lot in my zone.

So, are sweet cherries graft compatible with Nanking cherries?

I don't have the space to plant a sweet cherry tree. If they are indeed compatible, my hope is that I can keep them trained as a bush.

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marknmt
15 years ago
Just yesterday I was looking up information that crossed that subject, but because it wasn't what I was looking for I didn't pay close enough attention.

But my subject line was "apricot rootstocks" on Google. I seem to remember reading that there were delayed compatibility issues with tomentosa under sweet cherry, but I am not sure. I probably would try it myself just to find out.

I have an Italian prune grafted to tomentosa and it is doing well in its third year, but is very, very dwarfed. It remains to be seen how long it will hold up.

Good luck,

Mark
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imred
15 years ago
I have had Nanking cherries for yrs. and they tend to die after about 6 or 7 yrs. I just keep planting new seedlings every 4 or 5 yrs which keeps me in nice plants. I assumed their life expectancy was very short. If so they would not be very good for grafting even if compatible.
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