Dolgo Rootstock Source?

[sandbur]

I order 12-18 "sedling from willis a few years ago. 3/4's of them were too small to graft and needed a year.

Chief river also has red splendor crabapple seedlings. I'd get a few from them too.

Saint Lawrence has nice siberian crab seedlings. Very close to dolgo. Ordered some last year, shipping was $25 for them. Might of been me, but siberian tend to prefer crabapples over regular full size apples. Saint lawrence claims to use them on crabapple that do not like regular rootstocks like anontovka. I am wondering how crabapple freidnly M111 is. I've had slow starts on several crabpple varieties on M111, but regular apples grow like weeds on them. There is some tribal knowledge to what rootstocks like what kinds of scions, but that info is hard to dig up.

I'm trying G890 at home and P18 at camp. G890 makes a nice smaller 12-14ft tree. P18 makes a full sized tree, but is designed to work well in low pH soils and cold climates. Got them from mehrabyan. Have anontovka on order, but might be cancelling them and getting a grafted liberty instead.

Is there any information on the root structure of P18? Fibrous or carrot style?

Interesting on the lower pH soils.

 

[bigboreblr]

Couldn't find alot.

Cummins Nursery

Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines

www.cumminsnursery.com

I have been worried M111 won't like the winters up there. Maybe I should plant 1 or 2 of them too.

 

[Smokegobbler]

Anyone have a good source for Dolgo Rootstock for grafting this winter/spring? Chief River has them, they're 12-18" seedlings for $5.31/each or 2'-3' for $16.35 each if I buy atleast 25. Wonder what the diameter would be on a 12to18" seedling? I messaged Ryan at Bluehill to see if he will have any, but I haven't heard back from him. I am looking for 50.

Burnt Ridge has 2'-3' dolgo seedling for $6.75.

Buy Dolgo Crabapple Trees Online | Burnt Ridge Nursery-Burnt Ridge Nursery

1.5 long flavorful red fruits for jelly. Large white flowers. Very productive, hardy and disease resistant.

www.burntridgenursery.com

 

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I'll take good pics of all my roostocks when I get them.

 

[BuckSnort]

Burnt Ridge has 2'-3' dolgo seedling for $6.75.

Buy Dolgo Crabapple Trees Online | Burnt Ridge Nursery-Burnt Ridge Nursery

1.5 long flavorful red fruits for jelly. Large white flowers. Very productive, hardy and disease resistant.

www.burntridgenursery.com

I bought 5 Dolgo seedlings from there years ago with the idea of just seeing what they turned into. They all ended up real small sized crabs that only the birds would eat so I’ve since top grafted them over to other varieties that are growing well. Hoping for fruit this coming year.