Characteristic
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Detail
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Description
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Alnarp 2
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Introduced by the Alnarp Fruit Tree Station, in Alnarp, in southern Sweden in 1944. Alnarp 2 was selected in 1920 from a group of mixed Doucin (dwarf) trees and it was brought to the US in 1949. This clonal rootstock propagates easily in the stool bed and produces a free-standing semi-vigorous tree 85 to 90% the size of seedling. Alnarp 2 is very cold tolerant and has been used as an understock for interstem trees in cold climates. It is susceptible to fireblight, wooly apple aphid and collar rot. Alnarp 2 has not been widely tested in the U.S., and a report from Canada indicates that Alnarp 2 is hardy, precocious and sensitive to magnesium deficiency.
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Synonyms
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A.2
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Origin
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Selection from Doucin
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Availability
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Experimental
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Tree Size
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85-90%
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N/A
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Very hardy
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Suckering
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N/A
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Tree Support Needed
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No
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Where tested within NC-140 or other research plantings
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N/A
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