Rootstocks
Empyrean 2
Other Names
Penta
Species
Prunus domestica
Origin
Rome, Italy
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Good
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Good
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Little or none
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Reports from Italy state it to be compatible with plum and apricot
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Normal
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Susceptible
Nematode Explanations
In Europe it is reported to be partly resistant to ring nematode, but California studies (Nematode Table) have shown it to be very susceptible.
Bacterial Canker
Unknown
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
In NC-140 Trials
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Easily propagated by hardwood cuttings and by micropropagation
Summary Comments
This rootstock has looked promising in NC-140 trials. It has survived well and been productive. However, it is a smaller tree than reported from Italy and it appears to be very susceptible to ring nematode, so it could be highly susecptible to bacterial canker as well. |
Click below for more detailed information:
Soil Pests and Diseases - UCIPM Website
Armillaria
Bacterial Canker
Crown Gall
Nematodes
Phytophthora
Nursery Websites
Fowler Nursery - Rootstocks
Bright's Nursery - Rootstocks
Tree Connection - Rootstocks
Burchell Nursery - Rootstocks
Dave Wilson Nursery - Rootstocks
Sierra Gold Nursery - Almond Rootstocks