Apple Tree Rootstocks at Menarat Al Haouz.
Rootstocks determine the tree's size, its resistance to soil diseases, its tolerance to climatic conditions, and its fruit yield. A wise choice of rootstock is crucial for successful cultivation.
It is derived from layering, originating from England, with strong vigor. The fruiting is early. It is suitable for light and well-drained soils, sensitive to suckers, limestone, and root asphyxiation, and quite sensitive to cold. It is a good rootstock for weak varieties, replanting in poor soil, or for less intensive orchards.
A rootstock very commonly used. Its origin is England. Very good adaptation with grafts. Semi-vigorous, it is to be used for the formation of low-stems and half-stems. It copes very well with moist soils and has good drought resistance. It has very good soil anchorage. Rapid fruiting, it is quite sensitive to phytophthora.
