Cherries need at least three years from seedling selection, cultivation to flowering and fruiting, so many growers choose grafting methods to let cherry trees bloom early. Many growers only focus on variety and neglect the choice of rootstock. In fact, the rootstock has a great influence on the yield, fruit size, adaptability and stress resistance of cherries. Choosing the right rootstock will greatly help the high yield and harvest of cherries. Let me share with you a few rootstocks suitable for grafting cherries and their advantages and disadvantages. 1. Large green leaf/large leaf grass cherry This is an excellent Chinese cherry variety with outstanding advantages at present. It has the advantages of strong affinity, high survival rate, high resistance to root cancer, long growth life, long fruiting period, and fast canopy expansion. However, because of its well-developed fibrous roots and underdeveloped main roots, the solid ground is poor, and it is prone to falling down in strong winds. In order to strengthen the ground fixation of the root system, it can be grafted at 10-20 cm above the ground to cultivate soil, which can keep warm and resist cold, secondly, it can promote root and tillering and increase its ability to fix the ground. 2. Mountain cherry/hair cherry It belongs to a large tree, and the seedlings grow fast and can be grafted in that year. The survival rate of grafting can be as high as 90%, and it has the advantages of cold resistance, drought resistance, root cancer resistance, and seedling growth after grafting. However, the root system is shallow, not salt-tolerant, and is afraid of stagnant water. It has small feet after grafting with sweet cherries, and has poor affinity for grafting with large cherries. 3. Chinese Dwarf Cherry/Laiyang Dwarf Cherry This is a dwarf cherry, which has the advantages of compact and short tree body, strong tree vigor, developed root system, and strong lodging resistance. It has good grafting affinity and survival rate with sweet cherry. Suitable for facility cultivation. It is not suitable for planting in sticky soil; during the production, it is found that the grafted tree is young and there are symptoms of virus disease. Everyone needs to pay attention to the selection. 4. Mahali Mahali was the rootstock most used for grafting large cherries abroad decades ago. It has the advantages of developed root system, drought resistance, cold resistance and early results. It is more sensitive to nodule disease; the grafting affinity in clay soil is poor, and premature aging often occurs after 20 years. 5. Gisela Gisela is a dwarf anvil of large cherry bred from Germany, and there are several varieties such as Gisela 5, 6, 7, 12 and so on. The ground-fixing ability is not too strong, and planting requires column support. Gisela 5 is a standard dwarf anvil, suitable for facility cultivation. After grafting, it has the advantage of early results, but poor fertilizer and water management is prone to premature aging. Gisela 6 is a semi-dwarf anvil, suitable for open field cultivation, and its growth is stronger than that of Gisela 5. Early flowering, large amount of fruit, good soil performance, good growth in clay soil, less germination, and resistance to viral diseases. The main root of Gisela 7 is developed, with good solidity and no premature aging. It is suitable for planting in clay loam, red loam and fine sand soil. Gisela 12 rootstock is suitable for grafting self-pollinated varieties, such as Labins, Santina, etc., the main root is more developed than No. 5 and No. 6, the ground fixing performance is relatively better, waterlogging resistance, more suitable for wind Areas with large natural rainfall. Disclaimer: Some articles of this website are transferred from the Internet. If the legal rights of third parties are involved, please inform this website for processing. phone Inverted Fluorescent Microscope Inverted Cell Researching Microscope,High-Level Clinic Inverted Researching Microscope,High-Level Medical Inverted Researching Microscope,Medical Inverted Researching Microscope Ningbo ProWay Optics & Electronics Co., Ltd. , https://www.proway-microtech.com
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