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Looking to graft your own apricot and plum trees? We're happy to offer rootstock!

While we have young stool beds growing, in the meantime we import rootstock from Oregon. Aside from the headache (paperwork) of importing and distance, we are very happy with our supplier's quality, and are happy to offer small scale and backyard operations with rootstock. Every August, we prepare a rootstock order for the following spring, and our order comes up on the pool truck with all the other Ontario orders. Because of this, we aren't able to guarantee ship dates with rootstock orders, as we are at the mercy of the nursery and pool truck; the shipment typically comes in March-April.

If you require more than 1000 rootstocks, we recommend importing it yourself.

We offer the following rootstock varieties:

Marianna 2624 - Semi-Dwarf:

• History: Marianna 2624 was created by W.L. Howard of UC Davis at the California Agricultural Experimental Station. It was selected as an open-pollinated Marianna seedling in 1926 and was eventually released in 1940, likely due to its vigour, good disease-resistance, and tolerance of many soil types.  
• Why We Use It: For growers like us with heavier soil types, Marianna 2624 is a great choice for a semi-dwarf rootstock! It produces a well-anchored tree and is resistant to several diseases.
• Soil: Very adaptable to wide range of soil types, tolerates very heavy and wet soils well
  
• Growth Habits: Produces trees that can be maintained at 12-17ft tall, vigorous, well-anchored but needs staking first few years due to shallow roots, prone to suckering
• Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4
  
• Disease Resistance: Somewhat resistant to pytophthora, crown rot, root rot, and oak rot fungus, and resistant to root-knot nematode. Susceptible to crown gall and bacterial canker. 
• Graft Compatibility: Compatible with plums, apricots, and some almonds. Incompatible with peaches and nectarines. 

Myrobalan 29C - Full-Size:

• History: Myrobalan rootstock comes from seedlings of Prunus cerasifera (aka cherry or myrobalan plums) which are native to parts of Europe and Asia. Myrobalan 29C is an improved version of the original Myrobalan rootstock.
• Why We Use It: Myrobalan is our go-to rootstock for apricots and plums. It is adaptable and hardy, vigorous, and anchors quite well in the soil, although staking in the first few years is still recommended. In addition to these great traits, it is also resistant to several pests and diseases.
• Soil: Prefers sandy loam but somewhat adaptable to different kinds of soil
  
• Growth Habits: Produces a tree 16-20ft tall, highly vigorous, well-anchored but shallow roots so may need support in first few years, not overly precocious
• Disease Resistance: Resistant to crown gall and root knot nematode, somewhat resistant to crown and root rot, susceptible to oak root fungus
• Graft Compatibility: Compatible with plums, apricots, and almonds but some apricot varieties have delayed compatibility issues

Krymsk 86 - see peach rootstock listing for more information and/or purchasing