- Sub-categories:
- Semi-dwarf stone fruit6
- Semi-vigorous stone fruit20
- Vigorous stone fruit15
- Standard stone fruit24
BaileyVigorous stone fruit rootstock
| Used for: | Peach |
| Developed by: | Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Country of origin: | United States |
| Introduced: | 1890s |
Bailey is a traditional standard rootstock for peaches, originating from Iowa in the 1890s.
Bailey rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityPeach
- Vigour % of standard80% - 90%
- Rootstock size classVigorous
- PrecocityPrecocious
- Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
- Country of originUnited States
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- PhytophthoraSome susceptibility
- Bacterial cankerSome resistance
- Dagger nematodeSome susceptibility
- Root knot nematodeSome susceptibility
- Ring nematodeSome susceptibility
- Root lesion nematodeSome resistance
- Honey / Oak root fungusSome susceptibility
- PTSLSome susceptibility
- Crown GallSome susceptibility
- Verticillium Wilt (Blackheart)Some resistance
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.