Rootstock comparison table
| Rootstock | Brompton |
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| Summary | Brompton or Myrobalan B is a Prunus cerasifera clone used as a very vigorous rootstock for plum, peach, and apricot, developed at East Malling Research Station in the 1920s. |
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Using
| Brompton | |
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| Species compatibility | European plum Apricot Peach |
| Vigour % of standard | 105% |
Growing
| Brompton | |
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| Rootstock size class | Standard |
| Precocity | Slow to start bearing |
| Support required | Free-standing |
Climate
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Identification
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Problems
| Brompton | |
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| Bacterial canker | Some resistance |
| Honey / Oak root fungus | Some susceptibility |
| Plum pox virus / Sharka | Some resistance |