We make virus free rootstock available to the backyard grower who wishes to start his or her own trees. The choice of rootstock has much to do with tree performance. The rootstock is the major factor in determining the size of the tree, its cold hardiness and tolerance of wet or dry conditions. It helps determine how soon the tree will bear and some of the diseases to which it will be resistant. Raintree offers fruit trees grown on superior dwarfing rootstocks. The following rootstock information will also help you understand more about successfully caring for your Raintree fruit trees. Remember that with any rootstock, the ultimate height of the tree depends not only on the rootstock but on the variety grafted, the type of soil and the methods of pruning and care. You may graft on to patented rootstocks but may not reproduce the rootstock itself.
(10 or more $3.00/Each) This understock imparts phylloxera resistance. It also increases the winter hardiness of the variety. The rootstock allows the grape variety to ripen one or two weeks earlier, making it possible to ripen varieties which otherwise would not mature.
$3.50 Each; 5 or more $3.00; 10 or more $2.50; 25 or more $1.85; 50 or more $1.50/each (Prunus armeniaca `mandshrica') Apricot seedling rootstock compatible with all Apricot varieties and some other stone fruits. Makes a vigorous tree. Works best on lighter soils.
Reddest variety, tends to be red all the way through. Stalks up to two feet long. Tender with no stringiness. Full rich flavor. Best variety in the Pacific Northwest. Jumbo sized crowns.
5 OR MORE $3.50; 10 OR MORE $3.00; 25 OR MORE $2.50/EACH Dwarfing Cherry Rootstock (PAF)(TM) A hybrid of P. fruiticosa x lannesiana. Similiar in size to Gisela 5. Trees can be maintained at 10'. Non suckering, precocious and compatible with all cherries. Developed by Russian breeder Gennady Eremin at the Krymsk Vavilov Institute. Royalties go to support his program. This rootstock is patented and may not be reproduced without permission of the patent holder.
5 OR MORE $3.00; 10 OR MORE $2.50; 25 OR MORE $1.85; 50 or more $1.50/EACH It will produce a semidwarf tree maintained from 10 to 15 feet tall. It does very well on wet soils and tolerates a variety of soils. It is compatible as an understock for plums, and some almonds and apricots.
