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  • December 2011 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner

    • Krymsk rootstocks show advantages

    It could be easier to balance cherry tree growth and cropping on Krymsk than on more dwarfing stocks.

    Lynn Long (left) and grower Dave Meyer discuss pruning strategies in a block of fifth-leaf Chelan trees on the Krymsk 5 rootstock. Geraldine Warner The cherry rootstocks Krymsk 5 and 6 are not so precocious as Gisela rootstocks but more productive than standards such as Mazzard, orchardists are finding. Dave Meyer, a cherry grower in The Dalles, Oregon, has a mature block of Lapins on Krymsk 5 and 6 and Gisela 12 rootstocks. Krymsk 6 is comparable in size to Gisela 6, but K.5 is bigger—closer to G.12, but with less dense fruiting, Meyer reported during a grower tour to […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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