- See also:
- Dwarf cherry3
- Semi-dwarf cherry10
- Semi-vigorous cherry19
- Vigorous cherry8
MahalebStandard cherry rootstock
Used for: | Sweet cherry, Sour cherry |
Mahaleb’ is best suited to deep, well-drained loams and sands as well as the calcareous soils typical of Spain and southern Italy.
Mahaleb rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilitySweet cherry, Sour cherry
- Vigour % of standard100%
- Rootstock size classStandard
- Support requiredFree-standing
- Cold-hardinessCold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (USDA)(4) -30F / -34C
- PhytophthoraVery susceptible
- Bacterial cankerSome susceptibility
- Root knot nematodeSome resistance, Some susceptibility
- Root lesion nematodeSome susceptibility
- Honey / Oak root fungusSome susceptibility
- Crown GallSome resistance
- Replant complexSome susceptibility
- Root suckersFew
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.