Manual of Rootstocks

MxM 14®Vigorous stone fruit rootstock

Used for: Sweet cherry
Developed by: Lyle Brooks, Daybreak Nursery, Oregon
Country of origin: United States
Parentage: Mahaleb x Mazzard

MxM® 14’ grows more vigorously in the rich soils of the Pacific Northwest of the United States than in calcareous soils. It does not tolerate wet soils.

MxM 14 rootstock characteristics

  • Species compatibilitySweet cherry
  • Vigour % of standard70% - 85%
  • Rootstock size classVigorous
  • DeveloperDaybreak Nursery
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Bacterial cankerSome resistance, Some susceptibility
  • Root knot nematodeSome resistance
  • Root lesion nematodeSome resistance
  • Crown GallSome resistance
  • Replant complexSome tolerance

Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.

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