- Sub-categories:
- Semi-dwarf M26 class12
- Semi-dwarf M7 class8
- See also:
- Very-dwarf apple9
- Dwarf apple76
- Semi-vigorous apple6
- Vigorous apple10
- Standard apple20
Alnarp 2Semi-dwarf M7 class rootstock
Used for: | Apple |
Developed by: | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
Country of origin: | Sweden |
Introduced: | 1930s |
A trial rootstock comparison planting in 1939, using ‘M.9 EMLA’, ‘M.4 EMLA’ and ‘M.13 EMLA’, showed after 10 years that all varieties on ‘Alnarp 2’ were larger than on any of the Malling stocks.
Alnarp 2 rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityApple
- Vigour % of standard50% - 55%
- Rootstock size classSemi-dwarf
- PrecocityPrecocious
- Support requiredTemporary support
- Cold-hardinessCold-hardy
- DeveloperSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Country of originSweden
- Period of origin1900 - 1949
- Woolly aphidSome susceptibility
- PhytophthoraSome susceptibility
- Fire blightSome susceptibility
- Collar rotSome susceptibility
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.