State of being precocious; a measure of time to flowering within the life span of an orchard. Dwarf rootstocks are typically more precocious than semi-dwarf or standard rootsocks. Apple varieties can differ in precocity too — for example, Honeycrisp is typically very precocious, while Northen spy is notoriously late bearing.…
Rootstock (apples)
The trunk and/or root material onto which buds or scions are inserted in grafting or budding.
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Stool bed
A plant or group of plants of a specific clone or rootstock to be multiplied by mound layering.
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