Please note orders placed now will be despatched Autumn/Winter 2010
Guide to Rootstocks
All heights are approximate
All the stocks we use induce early fruiting, even the M25 half standard type. The rootstock controls the ultimate height of the tree, hence we have to offer the cultivars (now well over 300) on different rootstocks, to accommodate varying garden sizes, from window boxes to acres of commercial orcharding. So, to summarise the rootstock situation that we grow for you the following will be helpfull:
APPLES
MM106 (semi-dwarfing) - The most widely planted rootstock for bush apples in commercial orchards. Attains a height of 12-15 ft. Quite early fruiting. Also used for fan trees and is also suitable for cordons. Plant 12-15 ft apart. Bush, fans and cordons 3ft.
M26 (dwarfing) - This is really our piece de resistance or bread and butter. Trees reach about 8ft. high; crops in the second or third year, depending on variety, quantity and quality of fruit is excellent. Planting can be as close as 2ft. for cordons or 6-12ft. for bush/pyramids. We can supply all ages of trees to be cordon trained and will cut trees for cultivating this way.
M27 - This 'miniature' extreme dwarfing rootstock is by far the greatest and dramatic release from our research stations and will reach 4ft. We still cannot offer any quantity of trees over 1 year old, as every season we have almost completely sold out. M27 is a stock that you can quite easily and happily grow in a pot or a window box.
M25 ( strong) - will grow 15-18ft.Available as 1st year whips and half standard trees.
PEAR
QA - Will grow to around 13-16ft depending on the strength of the variety.
PLUM/DAMSON
PIXY - Will grow 8-10ft and gives some resistance to silverleaf.
ST. JULIEN A - Will grow 12-15ft.Please note all 2 year + trees on St.Julien A will be young 1/2 standards.
PEACH/NECTARINE/APRICOT
PIXY - Will grow 8-10ft and gives some resistance to silverleaf.
ST. JULIEN A - Will grow 12-15ft.
CHERRY
GISELA 5 - Will grow to around 6-8ft.
COLT - Will grow to around 15-18ft.
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