Post by Marches on Aug 30, 2015 17:39:19 GMT -5
I'm looking to make a "family tree" of apple varieties that I like, all sharper eating varieties that I like.
Some are disease resistant and grow quite healthily (topaz, sunset) whereas others (elstar, cox's) are quite sickly, weak and disease prone varieties.
In wondering if grafting onto the strong growing triploid variety Bramley would work and if they'd even be compatible.
Bramley trees are massive and probably strong enough to withstand disease. I've never really seen a unhealthy looking one. In thinking they'd make a strong rootstock and impart some vigour to the weaker varieties, enabling them to stand a chance against disease.
I'm not worried about the size of the tree, more whether if it would work or not with Bramley having an odd number of genes compared to other varieties.
There are family trees on sale here but they always come with a few horrible sweet varieties that I don't like and miss some of the varieties I love. So I fancy making my own.
Some are disease resistant and grow quite healthily (topaz, sunset) whereas others (elstar, cox's) are quite sickly, weak and disease prone varieties.
In wondering if grafting onto the strong growing triploid variety Bramley would work and if they'd even be compatible.
Bramley trees are massive and probably strong enough to withstand disease. I've never really seen a unhealthy looking one. In thinking they'd make a strong rootstock and impart some vigour to the weaker varieties, enabling them to stand a chance against disease.
I'm not worried about the size of the tree, more whether if it would work or not with Bramley having an odd number of genes compared to other varieties.
There are family trees on sale here but they always come with a few horrible sweet varieties that I don't like and miss some of the varieties I love. So I fancy making my own.