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Rootstocks meaning
plural of rootstock
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Common rootstocks are Lovell Peach, Nemaguard Peach, Prunus besseyi, and Citation. citation This is done to improve predictability of the fruit quality.
Common rootstocks include Mazzard, Mahaleb, Colt, and Gisela Series, a dwarfing rootstock that produces trees significantly smaller than others, only 8 to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 meters) tall.
Quince rootstocks produce smaller trees, which is often desirable in commercial orchards or domestic gardens.
Thus all commercial citrus cultivation uses trees produced by grafting the desired fruiting cultivars onto rootstocks selected for disease resistance and hardiness.