| Cultivar Name: |
Stockton Morello
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| Type |
Cherry Rootstock |
| Synonyms |
'Morello'
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Species |
Prunus cerasus
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| Usage |
Rootstock
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| Resistance Traits |
Susceptible to buckskin disease.
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| Graft Compatibility |
Incompatible with Champan and Early Burlat. Not a satisfactory rootstock for 'Napoleon' in Oregon.
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| Propagation Notes |
Stockton Morello and other sour cherries give seedlings of variable
size, so elimination of less vigorous seedlings
in the nursery row is desirable.
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| Propagation Method |
Seed or Vegetative
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| Description |
Stockton Morello is a more dwarfing rootstock than either Mahaleb or Mazzard. Cherry cultivars grown on this rootstock generally are somewhat smaller than when grown on Mahaleb, however, trees on Stockton Morello can still be quite large. Cultivars generally have the poorest union and greatest over-growth on this rootstock although the unions are normally satisfactory. This is the preferred rootstock for heavy or wet soils, although trees on Stockton Morello will not do as well under these conditions as when planted on good soils. |
| References |
- Sweet Cherries
Production, Marketing, and Processing, USDA, Link
- Sweet Cherries for the Home Grounds, UCANR, Bloom and Harvest Seasons,Table 1; Link
- Clonal Propagation of Plums, Cherries Studied, Hort Dept. OSU, Oregon Ornamental Nursery Digest, May 1965, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pages 1,2; Link
- Cherry Rootstocks in California, by Leonard H. Day, CA Agri. Expt. Sta.; Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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