| Cultivar Name: |
Krymsk® 6
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| Type |
Cherry Rootstock |
| Synonyms |
'Krymsk® 6', 'LC 52', 'LC-52' P2G #4
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| Patent |
Varieties International, LLC, Dundee, (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—The Webb Law Firm OR (US) 2005 PP16114
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| Parentage |
Prunus cerasus x (P. cerasus x P. maaki)
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| Species |
hybrid cherry
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| Usage |
Rootstock
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| Scion Vigor Influence |
70% of Mazzard seedling
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| Soil Adaptation |
Moderate tolerance to calcareous soil
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| Climatic Adaptation |
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5A. Cold tolerance: Relatively hardy, more so than Prunus avium. Heat tolerance: Excellent; the new variety withstands tem peratures over 100° F.
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| Graft Compatibility |
Sweet cherries and many sour cherries (Montmorency not tested). Graft union similar to Gisela 5.
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| Propagation Notes |
Softwood cuttings and meristem
cuttings in vitro.
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| Propagation Method |
Vegetative
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| Anchorage |
Good
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| Suckering |
Low
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| Description |
Inventor: Guennadi Eremin, Krymsk (RU). It is a hybrid that
resulted from a breeding program at the Breeding Station in
Krymsk, Russia. Oldest Test Sites in the US: Sweet cherries -- 2000 in California, Oregon, Washington and New York. It is a precocious cherry rootstock that could be the replacement for the Gisela® series. It is semi-dwarfing, about 75% the size of Mazzard. Very sensitive to PNRSV and PDV.
Krymsk 6 was developed from Prunus cerasus (the sour cherry). It is a semi-dwarf rootstock, suitable for both hot and cold climates. |
| References |
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Progressive Genetics Group. Link
- Fowler Nursery, Rootstocks; Link
- Orange Pippin; Link
- Cherry Rootstocks for Sacramento County, by Chuck Ingels and Robert Arceo; Link
- Cherry Rootstocks
for the Modern Orchard, Dept. of Hort, OSU, 2014; Link
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