Cherry Rootstocks For The Pacific Northwest: These rootstocks show promise as good choices for dwarfing sweet cherries

摘要

THE benefits of size-controlling rootstocks for apples have been known for many years. A similar supply of dwarfing rootstocks for sweet cherries has not been available, until now. The advantages of dwarfing root-stocks for cherries was already knownin the late 1940s, when N.H. Grubb outlined the possible benefits of dwarfing rootstocks for cherries. These benefits include the potential for precocious cropping and ease of orchard management, including harvesting, pruning, and pest control.