I'm guessing you don't have Bud 9, because some people complain that they have too little vigor. Many plant this rootstock 2x11 to fill the space. Bud 9 has red or maroon leaves, you can see this with the suckers. I have most of my trees on Bud 9, but they seem to grow slowly here in western Montana. We have about a 115 day growing season and I'm looking for a cold weather rootstock with more vigor. As an aside, I've read that 118 has few if any suckers. I'm thinking (and hoping) that tightly packed Bud 118 will have less vigor do to competition for root space.
On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Hal Wentzel <appl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I planted Honeycrisp on what I thought was Bud 9 on 4x15. I have a strong > suspicion that they were on Bud 118, but I can't verify that. I've had a > heck of time with their vigor. It took them about 6 years to calm down, > and I've had to do some heavy pruning to contain their growth. > > > On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Hugh Thomas <hughthoma...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Next spring, I'm thinking of planting Honeycrisp on Bud 118 with a 4x12 >> spacing. Anyone with any ideas or critical remarks on this would be >> appreciated. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >> >> > > > -- > Hal Wentzel > Pleasant View Orchard > W6050 Chapman Road > Niagara, WI 54151 > 715-927-2050 > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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