Ben Dor rootstocks

Name and Nickname / Source / Soil suitability / Sensitivity to disease and pests / Suitability to varieties and types / Productivity / Tree size / Other features
Hanson – 536
-2168 / almond/peach
USA / suitable for replanting, not sensitive to lime induced chlorosis, lower absorption of salt than peach rootstocks, sensitivity to excess water; not suitable for poorly drained soil / resistance to most nematodes in conditions of dryness, to phytophtora / plum, almond, peach, nectarine / good, large fruit, slightly late entry into productivity / strong / large fruit, suitable for replanting because of growth vigorous
Amandir
GF 677 / almond/peach
France / medium, heavy, suitable for replanting / sensitive to nematodes, Crown Galls are found. / plum, almond, peach, nectarine / productive / strong / suitable for replanting because of growth vigorous

GF 749

/ almond/peach
France / medium / almond, peach, nectarine, plum / good / strong / in plum – especially large fruit

Citation

/ plum/peach
USA (Zieger) / not suited for soil without drainage; in first years, sensitive to excess water and lack of chlorosis, in maturity overcomes the problem; suitable for light soils / resistant to nematodes; sensitive to Crown Galls / plum, apricot (peach and nectarine dwarf trees) / early ripening; large fruit / medium, in weak varieties the tree may be weak / the varieties should be matched to this rootstock
Isthara – Fer ciana / Plum/peach
France / medium, heavy, sensitivity to chlorosis, insensitivity to soil wetness / sensitivity to nematodes / plum, peach, nectarine, apricot / medium in first years / medium, weak, does not grow suckers / Significantly
large fruit

Myran

/ Myrobalan
plum / peach
France / Medium / plum, peach, nectarine, apricot / medium – balances out later / Medium, good development in first years / better than 677 in terms of color and size
27-29 / plum/peach
France / medium, sensitive to k / Nectarine, plum, peach, apricot / large fruit
Ben Dor rootstocks

PIXY

/ plum
England / Heavy / Plum / medium / weak, suitable for dense planting

GF 655ST JULIEN

/ plum
France / Heavy / plum and nectarine
peach in heavy soil / Good / medium – strong
gives many suckers / large fruit

26-24 selectd Marianna

/ plum
France / Heavy, good for wet soils. / sensitive to bacteria, resistant to phytophtora / plum, apricot / Good / strong / problem with fruit size, very common

SEEDLING STINE RFUIT

Name and pronoun /

Source

/ Soil suitability / Sensitivity to disease and pests / Suitability to varieties and types / Tree size / Productivity / Other features
Baladi / peach / aerated, in plum tendency to chlorosis, medium and to lime / capnodis, less than apricot / peach, nectarine, some apricots, plum / large-medium / good
198-12 / peach / aerated soil / Crown Galls / peach, nectarine / large / good
Nemaguard / peach / tendency to chlorosis / resistant to nematodes / peach, nectarine / medium-large / regular
Nemared / peach / sandy / resistant to nematodes / peach, nectarine and plum / medium-large / regular
Myrobalan / plum / heavy, medium / capnodis / plum, apricot / large / very productive / small fruit
Apricot seedling / Raanana or Kalabi / aerated / capnodis, not sensitive to nematodes / plum, apricot, peach / small in plum, large in apricot, small in peach / productive
Bitter Almond / bitter almond seeds or types of Alnam / Well-drained, very resistant to lime soil / Nematodes – very!
Capnodis – very!
root Crown gall, root rot / almond and most varieties of Japanese plum, some peach and nectarine; not suitable for apricot / peach, nectarine – inconsistent;
in almond – medium size / good for all varieties / large fruit, relatively early for peach, nectarine and plum

Mizor

/ peach / aerated, medium / peach, apricot / large / regular

Note: All the seedling rootstock are sensitive to excess water

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