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Any online rootstock suppliers please
Tried gb-online but no M111 instock
Tried gb-online but no M111 instock
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You could try emailing amelias apples http://www.ameliasapples.co.uk/. She sells rootstocks but doesn't list them on her site. No idea if she has m111 in stock but certainly possible.
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I wonder if there's something wrong with many sources of the M and MM rootstocks these days. I suspect a virus or similar pathogen has infected some sources which results in poor scion growth. MM111 seems to be particularly badly affected.
In recent years, I've been finding that a lot of scions grafted to MM111 often stall out after a couple of years, then gradually fade away. A few varieties seem to 'take satisfactorily.
Some scions now seem difficult to keep alive, too. I've been trying for years to keep alive some varieties with no success: Court Pendu Plat, Emperor Alexander, Herrings Pippin, James Grieve, Grenadier, Worcester Pearmain,
I suggest look into other rootstocks such as B.118 or M25.
Years ago I looked into producing my own tough, vigorous rootstocks and I have a small tree grown from the best candidate which meets all my requirements. It is planted in a spot where nothing else will grow; three inches of infertile sandy-chalky-stony topsoil sitting over several feet of gravel, with chalk underneath that.
It is vigorous, very tolerant of infertile soil, very tolerant of neglect, very drought resistant, very woolly aphid resistant, very disease resistant. It is far more rugged and disease resistant than any of the M or MM rootstocks but is more difficult to propagate and is very reluctant to begin cropping.Last edited by FB.; 25-01-2022, 09:30 PM..Comment
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Thank you both for the replies, links and advice, will follow all up
It is vigorous, very tolerant of neglect, very woolly aphid resistant, very disease resistant, would suit meComment
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