Premium Lapins cherries can be grown on Krymsk 5 rootstock if proper management techniques are followed. Choosing the right cherry rootstock is just as important as choosing the right variety. This article provides a synopsis of the all the commercially available cherry rootstocks sold in the Pacific Northwest and how they react to Northwest conditions. Colt (P. avium x P. pseudocerasus) Colt was released by the research station in East Malling, England, in the 1970s as a semidwarfing rootstock. However, in Northwest irrigated orchards, it produces a vigorous tree that is similar in size to Mazzard with similarly low precocity. […]