Apple Tree Pollination and Rootstocks
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Apple tree rootstock
Comments (7)MM.111/EMLA.111 (Malling-Merton 111 and the virus-free East Malling-Long Ashton 111) produce very nice apples similar to Northern Spy from which they're descended (GRIN). MM.106 has a reputation for producing nice apples (GRIN), so much so, that many English gardeners (where MM106 is more common) grow it out rather than use it as a rootstock. M.7 is also from the folks at East Malling, and was bred out about 100 years ago. No idea if it's a good eater, but it sure is pretty....See MoreSpacing for apple trees on interstem rootstocks.
Comments (6)Scottfsmith, Thanks for the link to that article. It answered my question perfectly. I'm using the Bud 118 rootstock for its resistance to drought and its better root system along with its resistance to apple scab. I'm using Bud 9 for its dwarfing and its fruit quality. I'll bud graft onto Bud 9 rootstocks I have already, then when they're dormant I'll cut off the grafted bud and 12 inches of Bud 9 stem to use as the interstem. I'll keep them in the fridge until I get my Bud 118 rootstocks from Treco this winter. This should save me a year of growing time by budding the interstems now. I've decided to do a N-S spacing of 8 feet and an E-W spacing of 12 feet. My orchard spot is a gentle South facing slope near to, but not on top of the mountain. It's a strip of land about 75 yards wide N-S and 200 yards long E-W. It's sheltered on the East side by the house and the woods behind the house, and on the North and West by woods and windbreaks. It gets a constant breeze in the summer but stays pretty calm in the winter. Thanks again everybody for all your help, Paul...See MoreRootstock for Potted Apple Trees?
Comments (2)I'd do the Bud 9 mainly for one reason, being less vigorous it might not become root bound as soon as the others. It is also pretty good in most other attributes. Here is a link that might be useful: apple rootstocks...See MorePicking a Cross Pollinator for my Anna Apple Tree
Comments (12)Thanks, Willy. I'm pretty much hearing that about the Dorsetts - they really aren't that tart. I think this is what my sister has, and if so, my gosh. Her tree must have had over 100 apples on it every year, and it is a well established dwarf. More than you could possibly eat as a family of 5! And the leaves not dropped are kind of a trait with both Anna and Golden Dorsetts. Just strip off the leaves at the end of the season. That way, they don't hang around and harbor fungii or scab. And my Anna did the same very, very weird thing this year (several folks have said this has happened to them as well in S. Calif) - Flowered in November, and I had 3 apples mature about a month ago! I had late blooms and 3 little apples ended up being ripe in January. They were very small but very sweet. Very weird. Must be due to the odd weather we had last year, and not a very hot summer. So right now, think I'll pick up a Dorsett Golden, a Pink Lady, some cross pollinator for the Pink Lady, and maybe a 3,4 or 5-in-1 that Bonita Creek has just for fun. And my two cherry trees. I'll let everyone know how these Minnie Royal and Royal Lee do. I'm about 7 miles from the ocean, and we just don't get too many nights under 45 degrees (although this last week has been really cold). I have heard nothing but good about them, so I'm expecting great things! Now, if I can just keep the animals and birds away, I'll have some fruit for myself :-) Patty S....See MoreUser
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