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Myrobalan 29CVigorous stone fruit rootstock

Used for: European plum, Japanese plum, Apricot, Almond, Mirabelle, Cherry plum, Damson
Developed by: Gregory Brothers Nursery, California
Country of origin: United States
Introduced: 1920s
Parentage: Prunus cerasifera seedling

29C is a standard rootstock for plums and apricots, selected from a Myrobalan seedling and introduced in the 1920s.

Myrobalan 29C rootstock characteristics

  • Species compatibilityEuropean plum, Japanese plum, Apricot, Almond, Mirabelle, Cherry plum, Damson
  • Vigour % of standard95% - 100%
  • Rootstock size classVigorous
  • Support requiredFree-standing
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • PhytophthoraSome susceptibility
  • Bacterial cankerSome susceptibility
  • Root knot nematodeSome resistance
  • Ring nematodeVery susceptible
  • Root lesion nematodeSome resistance
  • Honey / Oak root fungusSome resistance
  • Crown GallSome resistance
  • Crown rotSome resistance
  • Replant complexSome tolerance
  • Root suckersSome
  • Plum BrownlineSome susceptibility
  • Plum pox virus / SharkaVery susceptible
  • Verticillium Wilt (Blackheart)Some resistance

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

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