MALLING F 12/1 CHERRY ROOTSTOCK/INTERSTEM, VC

Prunus avium ‘F 12/1’

 Originally selected as a semi-vigorous rootstock for commercial sweet cherry production, this variety has been employed extensively as an interstem in the production of flowering cherry trees.  It is favored for the nice, clean surface of the bark and very straight trunk it produces.  Normally F12/1 is budded on mazzard (Prunus avium seedlings) and grown up the following year to be top-worked with the variety of choice.  We offer our own-rooted transplants that will save you the trouble of having to buy-in and later bud seedlings.  This not only reduces labor costs but will also eliminate the unsightly swollen base of the mazzard stock that is often seen in landscapes on traditionally produced trees.  Virus Certified (VC).

TABEL™ CHERRY ROOTSTOCK, VC

Prunus cerasus ‘Edabriz’

 This selection was developed by the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) because of the size control (vigor reduction) and precocity (entry into production) it was found to impart to sweet cherries (P. avium).  Besides these traits, it also has few suckers, is tolerant to wet soils and is well-anchored.  Although not yet tested extensively with flowering cherry varieties, we felt that if these traits were good for commercial cherry growers, they should be equally welcome in the home landscape!  Since P. cerasus has equal or greater cold hardiness than any variety of  P. avium, P. serrulata. P. x subhirtella, or P. x yedoensis, the resulting finished tree should therefore be cold-hardy anywhere the above-named flowering cherry species are already grown.  Virus certified (VC).

Hardy and well-known, this cultivar combines show-stopping flowering display with great foliage and habit. Double pink flowers are abundant and appear before the foliage. New foliage is also interesting in that it comes out a bronze color quickly changing to dark green. Fall color is excellent for a cherry, with bronzy orange or orangey red hues. Our own-rooted starts eliminate the problem of unsightly graft unions and our source material is virus free (VC). The strongly vase-shaped habit is also very useful as a structural element in the landscape. Ultimate height 30’ with a 20’ spread. Hardy to USDA zone 5.

KRYMSK™ 5 AND 6 CHERRY ROOTSTOCKS, VC

Prunus hybrids ‘VSL-2’ PP15,723 and ‘LC-52’ PP16,114

 These new cherry rootstocks come from the famous Eremin Prunus breeding program in Krymsk (Krasnodar Region) Russia.  They were originally selected as hardy, size controlling rootstocks for sweet cherries.  In trials in Russia, Europe, and North American, they have proven to be quite tolerant to drought, heat, cold, nematodes and calcareous soils.  Although not yet tested extensively with flowering cherry varieties, they may prove useful for sites with soil problems.  Because these stocks were selected for precocity, their use with flowering cherries may impart some size control and increased flowering to the varieties worked on them.  With sweet cherries, both of these selections produce trees smaller than standard (mazzard); Krymsk™ 5 is less vigorous than Krymsk™ 6.  These are virus certified (VC) rootstocks, any varieties budded onto them also must be virus free.

This famous selection was named as it was for is strong weeping habit and profusion of single white flowers that, in the spring, give it the appearance of a fountain of snow. It is listed as being drought and heat tolerant, with clean, dark green, disease-tolerant foliage that turns golden to orange/red in the fall. Since our starts are own-rooted they are useful for producing finished trees that do not have any unsightly graft unions or rootstock suckers shooting up out of the plant, so that you can be creative!  You can grow Snow Fountains® equally well as a ground cover, draped over a boulder or with a serpentine trunk.  The possibilities abound. Hardy to USDA zone 4.

YOSHINO FLOWERING CHERRY

Prunus x yedoensis

Yoshino flowers are single, pink, somewhat fragrant and borne in racemes of 4-6.  Bloom occurs just before new leaves emerge in spring.  Yoshino has a rounded and spreading habit and eventually reach 30 feet or more in height with an equal spread.  Foliage is a wonderful glossy bright green in the summer, becoming yellow in autumn.  Adapted to USDA hardiness zones 5 or 6 to 8.