| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
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| Rootstock | G.210 |
G.210 is a semidwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) and crown rot (Phytopthora spp.). It is a hybrid from a cross between and is larger than Ottawa 3 but smaller than Robusta 5. It is similar in size to Malling 7 but more productive and precocious. |
| Synonyms | Geneva 210 | |
| Origin | Ottawa 3 and Robusta 5 | |
| Availability | Trial | |
| Tree Size | 60-65% | |
| Precocity | Early | |
| Winter Hardiness | Hardy | |
| Suckering | Low | |
| Tree Support Needed | Yes |
Apple Rootstock Info: G.16
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
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| Rootstock | G.16 |
Resulted from a cross between Ottawa 3 and Malus floribunda and introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY. G.16 is a dwarfing rootstock and produces a tree similar in size to M.9. It is very precocious and has productivity similar to M.9, and requires full tree support. It is highly resistant to fire blight, quite resistant to crown and root rots, but susceptible to woolly apple aphid. G.16 is hypersensitive to |
Apple Rootstock Info: G.30
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | G.30 |
Resulted from a cross between M.9 and Robusta 5 and introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY. G.30 produces a fairly vigorous dwarf tree, similar in size to M.26. Precocity and productivity are also similar to M.26. G.30 is highly resistant to fireblight and quite resistant to crown and root rots, but susceptible to woolly apple aphid. G.30 was tested at 20 locations in the NC-140 1994 semi-dwarf rootstock trial with |
Apple Rootstock Info: G.969
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
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| Rootstock | G.969 |
G.969 is a semidwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight, crown rot, and woolly apple aphid. It is classified as having growth control between M.7 and MM.106. The rootstocks produce few root suckers or burr knots. Suggested for trial for growers desiring a freestanding tree. |
| Synonyms | Geneva 969 | |
| Origin | N/A | |
| Availability | Limited availability | |
| Tree Size | 70-75% | |
| Precocity | Intermediate | |
| Winter Hardiness | Hardy | |
| Suckering | N/A | |
| Tree Support Needed | No | |
| Where tested within NC-140 or other research |
Apple Rootstock Info: Antonovka 313
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | Antonovka 313 |
This is a non-dwarfing rootstock from Russia and produces a free-standing tree that is 100% standard size. Trees are slow coming into bearing and moderately productive, and trees may lean slightly in some situations. Although some nurseries advertise Antonovka 313 to be very cold hardy, it is usually considered moderately cold hardy and may be susceptible to late-winter cold. It is adapted to a wide range of soil conditions, and is reportedly resistant to |
Apple Rootstock Info: 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 |
Apple Rootstock Info: P.22
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | P.22 |
Resulted from a cross of M.9 x Common Antonovka and released Research Institute of Poland in Skierniewice, Poland. This is a very dwarfing rootstock, producing trees similar in size to M.27. Trees have good winter hardiness, and produce few burr knots and rootsuckers. It is moderately susceptible to fire blight and very susceptible to woolly apple aphid, and has good resistance to crown and root rots. P.22 is very precocious, has higher yield efficiency than |
Apple Rootstock Info: P.18
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | P.18 |
Resulted from a cross of M.4 x Common Antonovka and released by the Research Institute of Poland in Skierniewice, Poland. This is a nondwarfing rootstock with vigor similar to seedling. It has not been tested widely in North America, but based on a trial in Illinois P.18 was less precocious and had lower yield efficiency than MM.111. Inoculation tests in California indicate it is moderately resistant to phytophthora. It is susceptible to wooly apple aphid, |
Apple Rootstock Info: Seedling
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | Seedling |
Seedling rootstocks are usually produced from seeds obtained from apple juice plants and are typically ‘Delicious’. Because seedling rootstocks are not clonal, one might expect more tree-to-tree variation than with clonal rootstocks. Trees on seedling rootstocks are considered full sized trees (100% standard) and well pruned mature trees will typically be about 16’ to 18’ tall with a canopy diameter of about 13’ to 16’. Trees on seedling rootstocks generally have good survival, are free-standing, |
Apple Rootstock Info: Supporter 4
| Characteristic | Detail | Description |
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| Rootstock | Supporter 4 |
Formerly selected as Pi 80 and resulted from a cross between M.9 and M.4. European reports indicate the vigor is similar to M.26 with good resistance to low temperatures, but susceptible to fire blight and it produced few root suckers. Supporter 4 is being tested in the 2002 NC-140 trial at nine locations with ‘Gala’ as the scion cultivar. After five years tree survival and tree size were similar to M.26 and it produced |