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The document discusses different types of rootstocks for various fruit trees and their characteristics. For apple trees, it provides details on several popular dwarfing rootstocks like M27, M9, and M26, describing their growth habit, soil preferences, and other traits. It also covers semi-dwarfing rootstocks like MM106 and M116, as well as taller-growing types such as M793 and Northern Spy. Rootstock recommendations are given for other fruits like pear, cherry, apricot, plum, and citrus as well.

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Root Stock

The document discusses different types of rootstocks for various fruit trees and their characteristics. For apple trees, it provides details on several popular dwarfing rootstocks like M27, M9, and M26, describing their growth habit, soil preferences, and other traits. It also covers semi-dwarfing rootstocks like MM106 and M116, as well as taller-growing types such as M793 and Northern Spy. Rootstock recommendations are given for other fruits like pear, cherry, apricot, plum, and citrus as well.

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Rootstocks

Choose the right rootstock


It is the rootstock of a fruit tree that determines Useful information about types of apple
how big the tree gets and what soil conditions rootstock is listed below, and the best rootstocks
it can handle. This especially applies to apples. for other types of fruit are on the next page.

Rootstocks for apple trees


Adapted from How to Make a Forest Garden

M27 Super dwarf M9 Dwarf M26 Dwarf MM106 Semi-dwarf


• Suits well-drained, fertile soils – NOT heavy • Best in fertile, free- • Good on most soils, except
clay soils draining soil – cannot poorly drained sites
• Fruits well in 2nd year cope with waterlogging • Has a strong frame and roots,
• Shallow roots – needs a sheltered spot, • Can be grown without does not need staking – good in
permanent stakes, and plenty of mulch staking in sheltered areas exposed areas
• Espalier is best – train along a fence or • Semi-vigorous – can be kept
wires smaller with pruning
• Lives about 30 years • Fruits in the 3rd or 4th year and
can be a heavy cropper
• More resistant to woolly aphid
Rootstocks

Rootstocks for other trees


Pear Cherry
On heavy, fertile soils, grow pears on quince Choose trees grown on Tangshe rootstock
rootstock (grows to about 3m tall). (grows to 4m). Prune to an appropriate size for
your section, as a standard tree or as a fan.
Apricot, plum, peach, nectarine
On heavy soils, use trees grown on plum Citrus
rootstock (grows to 4–6m). On dry soils, use Use trees grown on Flying Dragon (grows to
peach rootstock (grows to 5–8m). To save 2.5m), or if you're on heavy clay soil, Trifoliata
space, you can prune them to size as a standard (grows to 2.3m).
tree, or as a fan against a wall.

(Apple rootstocks cont.)


Adapted from How to Make a Forest Garden

M116 Semi dwarf M793 Tall Northern Spy


• Better suited to difficult soils (heavy or clay) than other rootstocks • An especially good rootstock for
• Vigorous, looks chunkier than the M106, and has a more upright framework heavy clay soils
and branches • Suits conditions in Golden Bay
• Needs regular pruning, or growing as espalier, to control size • Grows into a large strong tree –
• Has good anchorage needs regular pruning, or growing
• Fruits strongly in the 5th year as espalier, to keep it smaller
• More resistant to woolly aphid and collar rot • Shows resistance to woolly aphid

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