| Cultivar Name: |
Myrobalan
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| Type |
Plum Rootstock |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Prunus cerasifera
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| Usage |
Rootstock
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| Seed Available |
Seed available from Foundation Plant Services |
| Soil Adaptation |
Wide range of adaptability and is tolerant to wet soil
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| Resistance Traits |
Crown Gall Resistance, good; Phytophthora Resistance, fair; Bacterial Canker Resistance, low; Root Knot Nematode Resistance, low; Oak Root Fungus Resistance, low
|
| Graft Compatibility |
Apricot, Plum, "Prune"
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| Propagation Method |
Seed
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| Anchorage |
Excellent
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| Suckering |
Low
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| Description |
Myrobalan is a highly vigorous seedling rootstock that is well suited for a wide range of soil types. It is usually considered a vigorous or semi-vigorous rootstock, producing a tree with a mature height of 16ft - 20ft. Trees on Myrobalan should become free-standing but may benefit from staking for the first few years in lighter soils and / or windy situations. Like most seedling rootstocks Myrobalan is not particularly precocious, and trees should start bearing after 4-5 years.
Apricot can be grown on Myrobalan plum rootstocks, although weakness and breaking at the graft union has been reported after high winds. As a result of this problem Myrobalan rootstocks should only be used in very heavy or wet soils. |
| References |
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- Fowler Nursery, Rootstocks; Link
- Orange Pippin; Link
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