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G.890 Apple Rootstock (Spring 2024)


An MM.106 class rootstock that has multiple resistances and good anchorage. Also known as Geneva 890.

G.890 produces trees that are 60% of seedling in NY growing conditions. It is a semi-vigorous selection whose productivity, disease resistance, and tolerance for a wide range of soils and climates make it far superior to M.7, MM.106, and MM.111. This stock is ideal for use in a processing orchard where freestanding trees are desired (although support will be needed for heavy early crops). It is resistant to collar rot, fireblight, replant disease, and woolly apple aphid. Although we have had no reports of virus problems, we do strongly recommend that only virus-free scion wood is used.

It is well anchored.

Cornell planting recommendations for processing cultivars are 5-6' x 14-16' (622-454 trees/acre).

G.890 came out of the Geneva, NY breeding program and the work of my father, Dr. Jim Cummins. It is a cross of Ottawa 3 and Robusta 5. We expect that its resistance to WAA will make G.890 a major player in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Volume Pricing

Premiums are included in the following prices if applicable. All rootstocks are roughly 1/4" diameter, approximately pencil-size.

Quantity G.890 Apple Rootstock
1-24 $4.45
25-99 $3.95
100-299 $3.45
300+ $2.95

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G.890 produces trees that are 60% of seedling in NY growing conditions. It is a semi-vigorous selection whose productivity, disease resistance, and tolerance for a wide range of soils and climates make it far superior to M.7, MM.106, and MM.111. This stock is ideal for use in a processing orchard where freestanding trees are desired (although support will be needed for heavy early crops). It is resistant to collar rot, fireblight, replant disease, and woolly apple aphid. Although we have had no reports of virus problems, we do strongly recommend that only virus-free scion wood is used.

It is well anchored.

Cornell planting recommendations for processing cultivars are 5-6' x 14-16' (622-454 trees/acre).

G.890 came out of the Geneva, NY breeding program and the work of my father, Dr. Jim Cummins. It is a cross of Ottawa 3 and Robusta 5. We expect that its resistance to WAA will make G.890 a major player in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.



Rootstock Details

Category: apple

Tree Height & Spacing

Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting?

Properties

Precocious: Y
Anchorage: excellent
Burr Knots: N
Suckering: N
Virus: N
Brittleness: N
Ease of Grafting: Y

Diseases & Pests

Fireblight: Very Resistant
Phytophthora (Collar Rot, Crown Rot, Root Rot): Resistant
Replant Disease: Very Resistant
Woolly Apple Aphid: Very Resistant






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