Apple Rootstocks for the Southeast

Apple trees are budded or grafted onto apple rootstocks. Apple trees, when planted from seed, do not come true. When we plant an orchard, we want the orchard to be of a specific variety. We also select rootstocks based upon their ability to tolerate the climate and also so that they are tolerant to insects and diseases that are of specific concern in the environment they are being planted.
For more information on apple rootstock that may be suitable to your site, visit the E-Extension site and look for apple rootstocks. We developed the E-Extension site from the research based information generated from the NC 140 Regional Research Group. This information is provided to assist all of the apple growers in the United States to help their operations to be much more productive and profitable.
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For more information on topics like this, please visit NC Cooperative Extension on the web at www.ces.ncsu.edu