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We supply rootstocks once they have been harvested and sorted, between February and March. We will email you an Order Confirmation when we take payment, before being getting in touch to arrange delivery or collection.
Plum rootstock St Julien A – moderate
St Julien A has become the usual rootstock for growing plums. Compatible with nearly all plum, damson & gage varieties it is of moderate vigour, reaching 3.5-5.5m (12-18ft). Ideal for most situations resulting in trees with fruit at a pickable height. Two year organic rootstocks.
Availability: Out of stock. Next season's rootstocks will be available for advance ordering from November 2024 and will be supplied from February 2025
In the past a variety of rootstocks were used to graft plums onto including Myrobalan, Yellow Egg suckers, Marianna. In recent years St Julien A has become the usual rootstock for growing plums.
Compatible with nearly all plum, damson & gage varieties St Julien ‘A’ is of moderate vigour, reaching 3.5-5.5m (12-18ft). Ideal for most situations resulting in trees with fruit at a pickable height.
St Julien ‘A’ is a selection of St Julien which in turn is a sub species of Prunus insititia, a species which also includes the Damson, Bullace & Mirabelle. On its own St Julien will result in a shrubby quite thorny tree producing damson like fruits. Best to graft a nice plum onto it! Two year organic rootstocks.
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Apple rootstock M25 – vigorous
A vigorous rootstock that in time will produce standard apple trees – trees with a canopy starting at 1.8m (6′). However they do not have to be grown as tall as this. Stake initially but in time stake can be removed. Good for trees where grazing with sheep and cattle is anticipated. Protect trees in the meantime as trees are growing. One year organic rootstocks.
Grafting sealant
This grafting sealant (& pruning compound) is ready to use and is applied by brush to the exposed cut surfaces after the graft has been tied in to form an elastic weatherproof seal.
Wild Cherry rootstock F.12.1 – vigourous
Wild Cherry F.12.1 is a selected form of Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) that will grow large standard trees up to a mature height of 6m. Wild Cherry F.12.1 is good for traditional orchards. Used widely in the past before development of more dwarfing cherry rootstocks. One year non organic rootstocks.
