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Best cherry rootstock for acidic clay soil?
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Posted by xenacrocker 7MD (My Page) on Tue, Jun 30, 09 at 18:20
| I want to get another tart or hungarian cherry. what is the best rootstock for acidic clay soil? Where would you recommend buying the tree from?
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RE: Best cherry rootstock for acidic clay soil?
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| I think you should try a Montmorency on Gisela 5 rootstock. I have mine in clay and it has done fine. But you will need to add some lime to bring the pH up to at least 6.0 You can get the tree from Raintree. It won't ship for another 8 months or so though. ~thomis |
RE: Best cherry rootstock for acidic clay soil?
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| If you don't mind a much bigger tree and waiting longer for fruit, Colt has been a very healthy, vigorous rootstock in my slightly acidic, VA red clay. I purchased most of my cherry trees from Burnt Ridge. I've also got some on Gisela 5 from Adams County that I planted last fall. |
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