looking for G5 rootstock

[Kier]

have been looking for G5 rootstock but cant find any tried
orange pippin , gb and Brogdale
anyone know where I can find some?

[WendyC]

Do you mean just the rootstock or a tree grafted onto that rootstock?

[Kier]

Do you mean just the rootstock or a tree grafted onto that rootstock?

just the rootstock for grafting cherries

[Kirk]

Gisela 5 ® - Cherry Rootstock - Bare Rooted - gb-online.co.uk

[Paulieb]

Hi. I looked into getting some Gisela 5 back in Oct/Nov and had email contact with Jansen Brothers from Holland. Came across as very professional, said they would ship to UK, and have Gisela 5 plus a big range of other rootstocks.

In the end I decided to stick with what I could get from GB online as they were good last year, and I got the impression that the Dutch guys would be expensive unless I placed a big order. They did ask me what I wanted and they would quote me from there......

[WendyC]

Blackmoor have Colt, but I think that is too vigorous for your needs.

[Kirk]

This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.

Fruit tree rootstocks


These also sell G5 but they are Ireland and the UK is classed as International/EU for postage.
http://www.fruitandnut.ie/graftingmaterials.html

[Kirk]

This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.

Fruit tree rootstocks

Also have you asked Brogdale or Keepers, not just looked through their website.
I suspect that Brogdale will sell you a number they use them and are normally helpful.


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[Kier]

This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.

Fruit tree rootstocks


These also sell G5 but they are Ireland and the UK is classed as International/EU for postage.
Grafting materials from fruitandnut.ie. Large selection of fruit rootstocks, graftwood, Parafilm biodegradeable grafting tape. Wholesale enquiries welcome

tried Greenhills, £85 plus p/pfor 25 anyone want to share
irish lot £80 for 20 plus p/p poss + tax

update green hills are £120 all in for 25

[Kier]

GB on line are out of stock

[Kier]

This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.

Fruit tree rootstocks

Also have you asked Brogdale or Keepers, not just looked through their website.
I suspect that Brogdale will sell you a number they use them and are normally helpful.


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visited Brogdale today spoke to the nice man and he let me have twoG5s only because I had just attended their grafting course on saturday , but had a friend with me so now I have only one and I would like about 8
Keepers don't seem to sell rootstock

[boundtothesoil]

These also sell G5 but they are Ireland and the UK is classed as International/EU for postage.
Grafting materials from fruitandnut.ie. Large selection of fruit rootstocks, graftwood, Parafilm biodegradeable grafting tape. Wholesale enquiries welcome

I bought some rootstocks from this nursery last year (e.g. M116). Excellent service, good quality stocks and they were happy to sell batches of five.

[Kier]

I bought some rootstocks from this nursery last year (e.g. M116). Excellent service, good quality stocks and they were happy to sell batches of five.

will talk to them later today and will phone gb online too

[FB.]

Are you certain that G5 is the best choice for your soil, climate, scion, growth rate and mature size?

Round here, Colt only reaches about 8ft (2.5m) after 10-15 years while the more dwarfing rootstocks reach about 4ft (1.25m) and are too weak to produce a crop.

Grass, weeds, nearby plants, pests and diseases will make a garden tree much smaller and slower growing than a commercial orchard tree.

[Kier]

Are you certain that G5 is the best choice for your soil, climate, scion, growth rate and mature size?

Round here, Colt only reaches about 8ft (2.5m) after 10-15 years while the more dwarfing rootstocks reach about 4ft (1.25m) and are too weak to produce a crop.

Grass, weeds, nearby plants, pests and diseases will make a garden tree much smaller and slower growing than a commercial orchard tree.

This is the kind of information I need ,I was worring about dwarf root stock being weak and if your not careful not much fruit unless you have very fertile ground and was already swaying towards colt, I sent an email to GB online and they said there was no demand for G5 and no longer supply it, so its going to be colt Im going to pull the branches down anyway so it wont be too tall for netting, and have a friend who has done it before with colt,

thanks for the help,