Rooting M111 Apple Rootstock
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Back in August 2020 I made my first attempt at getting roots to grow from some suckers on my M111 rootstock. Unfortunately that attempt was largely unsuccessful. So I decided last August, in 2021, to retry the experiment with a larger pile of woodchips, I think the results speak for themselves!
Nice! Got some great results out of that!! I've tried a few different ways to propagate rootstock, but mound layering it like you did is by far the easiest way! Thanks for the update!
This method definitely took the least amount of work. Hope your projects are going well this year!
Wow! It’s great to see a successful experiment!
Great job
Beautiful. I noticed red ants on the MM111 rootstock. Question, do you have any issues with insects infesting your trees? Or sun scald. If so, I came across an all-natural protector called IV Organic. This product deters insects and whitewashes the tree trunk without latex paint. There are essential oils in the blend to ward off insects. Best of all all natural OMRI certified. What you are doing with your apples really interests me. I have been attempting to graft an old-growth apple tree with mm111 as well. I wait for success as well. Blessings to you.
This is prob 1 the better stooling videos I’ve come across. I’m going to attempt this method this year. I have a few failed rootstock from last year and some I grew out. I want to plant them all together and cut them down to ground level and hope to get this kind of results. I’m in the northeast. Can I do this now while it’s dormant?
I think transplanting them to one area would actually work best when dormant, but I would wait until it is warm enough outside that the ground can be worked. I'm assuming that when you say you plan to cut to ground level, you will still leave buds for new shoots to form? Then, as they grow, you can keep adding your rooting medium around them to encourage root growth from the lower section of the shoots. Good luck!
Can I cover the stems since they are herbaceous or do I have to wait for them to lignify?
may i ask, Is there any specific apple tree seeds that you can plant that will be M111 rootstock??
Great question! Most apple trees aren't self-fertile, meaning they require another apple tree of a different variety to donate pollen in order to form seeds. If they get pollen from another tree then the fruit produced by any trees grown from that seed would be a blend of the tree that provided the pollen and the tree that the fruit came from. My guess is that M111 is not self-fertile, or that it is simply easier or quicker to stool the rootstock than grow it out from seeds. But answer your question more directly, the only apple seeds that could grow M111 rootstock would be seeds harvested from an M111 apple grown on an M111 tree or tree branch, and only then if self-fertile.
2+ years later. how did the rootstock and Gravenstein do?
I plan to graft onto the rootstocks this spring! The Gravenstein is about 5 feet tall so far and still growing well. The graft union still looks odd, but it doesn't seem to be causing any issues so far.
Please how many years before producing fruits please
It is generally accepted that it takes 3-5 years after grafting to start bearing fruit on M111 stock. However, it absolutely depends on how long your growing season is, your climate, the quality of your soil, and even what variety you graft to the rootstock.