And Gisela 5 is currently the smallest dwarf rootstock for cherry trees.
There’s a dwarf rootstock for citrus trees called Flying Dragon. For example, a lot of dwarf apples that you can buy are grown on M27 rootstock. There are a few different size varieties of dwarf rootstock, from dwarf to semi-dwarfing.Įach fruit species has its own dwarfing rootstock. This means a small branch of a certain fruit tree variety has been grafted onto the rootstock of a tree that will naturally stay very small.įor example, you could buy a ‘Honeycrisp’ apple on dwarf rootstock!
Blossom on a patio peach tree What makes a fruit tree ‘dwarf’?Īll of these mini fruit tree varieties are either genetically small, or they can be bought on dwarf rootstock.
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