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songbird wrote:

Billy wrote:
...
You should be able to find a wholesale nursery, and find out what
rootstock they use. They may even be able to tell you the fruiting
characteristics, and tell you where they sell them.

buying grafted trees or root stock would
be like taking out a loan to buy alfalfa to
feed the deer (deer fast food? ).


songbird

When you settle on fruit wood, you still may want an appropriate root
stock.

http://www.davewilson.com/product-information-general/rootstock
Fruit & Nut Tree Rootstocks

http://www.davewilson.com/product-information-general/rootstock/apple

Apple Rootstocks
Note: rootstock descriptions are for reference only. Dave Wilson Nursery
does not offer rootstock for sale.

Domestic Apple

Most rugged rootstock for apples. Vigorous, deep-rooted, cold-hardy.
Tolerates wet soil, dry soil, poor soil. Unpruned tree height of
standard varieties 18' to 30 feet. Trees on apple seedling may be held
to any desired height by summer pruning.
M-111

Excellent all-around rootstock for apples. Induces early and heavy
bearing. Tolerates wet soil, dry soil, poor soil. Resists woolly apple
aphids and collar rot. Trees dwarfed to 85 % of standard.
M-27

Extremely dwarfing rootstock for apples. Trees dwarfed to 6-8 ft, ideal
for high density planting, small spaces in garden. Induces early and
heavy bearing. Small root system, young trees may need staking. Good for
container growing.
M-7 & M-7A

Dwarfs to 65% of standard. Induces early and heavy bearing. Resistant to
fireblight, powdery mildew, moderately resistant to collar rot. Good
anchorage. Very winter hardy, widely adapted. Disadvantage: prone to
suckering.
M-9

Advantages: dwarfs trees to 40 to 45% of seedling size, increases fruit
size, may slightly advance maturity. Disadvantages: susceptible to
fireblight and wooly apple aphid, trees must be supported, shallow root
system may be drought sensitive.
Mark

Trees dwarfed to half of standard size. Resists fireblight and
phytophthora root rot. Well anchored, no staking required. Few or no
suckers. Trees bear so heavily that thinning is essential to control
stress on tree. Requires fertile soil, constant moisture. Not presently
used by Dave Wilson Nursery.
BUD-9

Dwarfing to 1/3 of Standard. Approximate height to 10', width to 6'.
Resistant to Phytopthera. Excellent precocity & cold hardiness. Good for
container growing.




Cherry Rootstocks
Peach, Plum & Hybrid Rootstocks
Pear Rootstocks
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