Rootstocks
Rootstock Details by Calcareous Soil Tolerance : Poor
Bailey
Other Names
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
Selected in Iowa about 1836
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Yes
Rootknot Nematode
Susceptible
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Unknown
Phytophthora
Susceptible
Armillaria
Susceptible
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
A standard rootstock for more northern peach growing areas because of good cold tolerance. However, it is susceptible to root-knot nematode and offers no advantages over Nemaguard.
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Controller 7
Other Names
HBOK 32
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
USDA, cross by Craig Ledbetter – Harrow Blood x Okinawa
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Fruit Ripening
Flower Timing
Flower Density
Cold Hardiness
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Ring Nematode
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Phytophthora
Armillaria
Crown Gall
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
A semi-dwarfing rootstock from the UC rootstock breeding program. It has performed well in the first three years of the 2009 NC-140 peach rootstock trial.
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Controller 8
Other Names
HBOK 10
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
USDA, cross by Craig Ledbetter – Harrow Blood x Okinawa
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Fruit Ripening
Flower Timing
Flower Density
Cold Hardiness
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Phytophthora
Armillaria
Crown Gall
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
A recent introduction from the UC rootstock breeding program. It has performed well in the first three years of the 2009 NC-140 peach rootstock trial.
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Guardian
Other Names
BY520-9
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
USDA, released in 1993
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Normal
Flower Density
Normal
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Has root-knot nematode resistance, but slightly less than Nemaguard. Has greater resistance to ring nematode than Nemaguard and is thus less susceptible to bacterial canker.
Bacterial Canker
Resistant or tolerant
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Susceptible
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Seed propagated
Summary Comments
Similar to Nemaguard in many ways but is substantially less susceptible to bacterial canker and Peach Tree Short Life, and is thus widely planted in southeastern USA.
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Halford
Other Names
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
California processing peach selected in about 1921
Vigor
Very vigorous
Vigor Explanation
Considered equal to Nemaguard in vigor, but was significantly more vigorous in the 1984 NC-140 trial.
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Susceptible
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Unknown
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Seed propagated
Summary Comments
Very similar to Lovell but not currently used in California and shows no benefits over Nemaguard.
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Julior
Other Names
Ferdor
Species
Prunus insititia x Prunus domestica
Origin
France
Vigor
Dwarfing
Vigor Explanation
Makes a tree about 50% of Nemaguard
Waterlogging Tolerance
Good
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Good
Suckering
Lots
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Delayed Precocity
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Susceptible
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
In California trials (Nematode Table) it shows resistance to root-knot nematodes, but supports very large populations of both lesion and ring nematodes.
Bacterial Canker
Susceptible
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Hardwood cuttings and micropropagation
Summary Comments
In the 2001 NC-140 rootstock trial, this rootstock performed reasonably well with good production and fruit size and 100% survival. Its main drawback is excessive suckering.
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Krymsk 2
Other Names
VSV 1
Species
Prunus incana x Prunus tomentosa
Origin
Russia
Vigor
Dwarfing
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Poor
Compatibility with Plum
Good
Suckering
Lots
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Reported to be compatible with plum. In 2002 NC140 trial was not very compatible with Redhaven peach. Had 60 root suckers per tree in this trial.
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Unknown
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Yes
Rootknot Nematode
Susceptible
Lesion Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Ring Nematode
Unknown
Nematode Explanations
Showed susceptibility to root-knot, but resistance to lesion nematode in California tests. (Nematode Table)
Bacterial Canker
Resistant or tolerant
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Survived well at a severe bacterial canker site in South Carolina
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
Performed poorly in the 2002 NC-140 trial due to excessive suckering, poor fruit size and signs of incompatibility.
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Lovell
Other Names
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
California, selected about 1882
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Good
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Normal
Flower Density
Normal
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Susceptible
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Resistant or tolerant
Phytophthora
Susceptible
Armillaria
Susceptible
Crown Gall
Susceptible
Disease Explanations
One of the better rootstocks in terms of resistance to bacterial canker.
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Seed propagated
Summary Comments
Has been a standard peach rootstock for many years, but now is not widely used in California because of root-knot nematode susceptibility.
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Nemaguard
Other Names
FV 234-1
Species
Prunus persica (originally thought to also have Prunus davidiana, but molecular studies indicate it is primarily P. persica)
Origin
USDA in 1959
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Fair
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Good
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Normal
Flower Density
Normal
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Susceptible
Phytophthora
Partly resistant
Armillaria
Susceptible
Crown Gall
Partly resistant
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Seed propagated
Summary Comments
Main rootstock used in California because it is resistant to root-knot nematode and is compatible with peach, nectarine and plum. It makes a vigorous, productive tree with good fruit size. However, it does not tolerate waterlogged or calcareous soils and is susceptible to many soil pests including ring nematode, bacterial canker and armillaria.
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Nemared
Other Names
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
USDA, released in 1983
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Poor
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Good
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Normal
Flower Density
Normal
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Susceptible
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Susceptible
Phytophthora
Partly resistant
Armillaria
Susceptible
Crown Gall
Partly resistant
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Seed propagated
Summary Comments
Very similar to Nemaguard in most ways, except it has red leaves.
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Pumiselect
Other Names
Rhenus 2
Species
Prunus pumila
Origin
Germany
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Poor
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Good
Anchorage
Poor
Precocity
Unknown
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Yes
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
In California trials (Nematode Table), this rootstock was resistant to root-knot nematodes, similar to Nemaguard in lesion susceptibility and between Nemaguard and Lovell in ring nematode susceptibility.
Bacterial Canker
Resistant or tolerant
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Survived well in a severe bacterial canker site in South Carolina
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
This rootstock did not perform well in the 2001 NC-140 trial. It had small fruit size every year and a couple of trees died from unknown causes.
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Siberian C
Other Names
Species
Prunus persica
Origin
Ontario Canada in 1967
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Same vigor as Nemaguard in 1984 NC-140 trial
Waterlogging Tolerance
Poor
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Poor
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Yes
Rootknot Nematode
Susceptible
Lesion Nematode
Susceptible
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Susceptible
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Susceptible
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
Selected in Canada for cold hardiness, but susceptible to nematodes and soil diseases.
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