Lynn Long believes that Gisela rootstock can consistently produce 10-row cherries with good tonnage (10 tons per acre). Are Gisela rootstocks a viable option for cherry growers and capable of consistently producing high-quality fruit? Oregon State University’s Lynn Long believes the productive Gisela rootstocks can yield large fruit with good tonnage, despite the experiences of 2009. Long, OSU Extension educator for Wasco County, has worked with a grower in The Dalles, Oregon, in a pruning trial comparing fruit quality from trees on Mazzard and Gisela rootstocks. In 2008, the grower’s largest fruit came from the Gisela blocks, with 70 percent […]