New Dwarfing Rootstocks for Peaches Developed

After a decade of testing in California's prime peach growing region, two new dwarfing rootstocks have been developed and patented for use with peach and nectarine trees. The new rootstocks produce trees 10% to 50% shorter than standard orchard varieties. With closer spacing the trees should produce about the same quantity of fruit as traditional orchard trees, but will be easier to maintain and harvest.

Link: Peach and Nectarine Trees: Picking the Perfect Height from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture.

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 1:41 PM on September 11, 2005

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