Rootstocks
Rootstock Details by Ring Nematode : Partly resistant
Bright's Hybrid 4 & 5
Other Names
BH 4, BH 5
Species
Prunus dulcis x Prunus persica
Origin
USA, Bright's Nursery
Vigor
Very vigorous
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Unknown
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
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Unknown
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Performed well in California trials (Nematode Table).
Bacterial Canker
Unknown
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
More vigorous than Nemaguard, this rootstock has survived and produced well in the 2001 and 2009 NC-140 trials. It also has good resistance to nematodes.
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Damas 1869
Other Names
GF 1869
Species
Prunus domestica x Prunus spinosa
Origin
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Unknown
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Unknown
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Good
Compatibility with Plum
Unknown
Suckering
Lots
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Extreme suckering, more than any other rootstock
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Unknown
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
Unknown
Rootknot Nematode
Unknown
Lesion Nematode
Unknown
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Unknown
Phytophthora
Resistant or tolerant
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Only one of many rootstocks tested that has shown resistance to Phytophthora
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
Extensive suckering is a problem. Otherwise it performed OK in the 1984 NC-140 rootstock trial, although fruit size was small.
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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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Hiawatha
Other Names
Species
Open pollinated seedling of Prunus besseyi x Prunus salicina hybrid
Origin
Vigor
Semidwarf
Vigor Explanation
Waterlogging Tolerance
Waterlogging Explanation
Calcareous Soil Tolerance
Compatibility with Peach and Nectarine
Compatibility with Plum
Suckering
Explanations for calcareous soil tolerance - compatiblities - suckering
Drought Tolerance
Anchorage
Precocity
Fruit Ripening
Flower Timing
Flower Density
Cold Hardiness
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Performed well in California nematode trials (Nematode Table)
Bacterial Canker
Phytophthora
Armillaria
Crown Gall
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Summary Comments
Initially, Hiawatha looked promising as a semi dwarfing rootstock with nematode resistance (see Screening Rootstocks 1993 and 2001 NC-140 trial). However, further testing showed it to be quite variable in performance and is therefore no longer available from commercial nurseries.
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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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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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Viking
Other Names
Species
Complex Prunus hybrid that is reported to be 1/2 peach, 1/4 almond, 1/8 plum and 1/8 apricot
Origin
USA from Zaiger Genetics
Vigor
Standard
Vigor Explanation
Reported to be very vigorous, but California studies have shown it to be equal to Nemaguard.
Waterlogging Tolerance
Unknown
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
Drought Tolerance
Unknown
Anchorage
Good
Precocity
Precocious
Fruit Ripening
Unknown
Flower Timing
Unknown
Flower Density
Unknown
Cold Hardiness
No
Rootknot Nematode
Resistant or tolerant
Lesion Nematode
Partly resistant
Ring Nematode
Partly resistant
Nematode Explanations
Bacterial Canker
Resistant or tolerant
Phytophthora
Unknown
Armillaria
Unknown
Crown Gall
Unknown
Disease Explanations
Other Diseases
Availability from Nurseries
Propagation Methods
Hardwood cuttings
Summary Comments
A vigorous rootstock compatible with peach and nectarine that is one of the most resistant rootstocks to bacterial canker (Bacterial Canker Report 2006), even though it is not completely resistant to ring nematode. It is resistant to root-knot and partially resistant to lesion nematode (Nematode Table), similar to Nemaguard.
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