- Sub-categories:
- Semi-dwarf stone fruit6
- Semi-vigorous stone fruit20
- Vigorous stone fruit15
- Standard stone fruit24
BromptonStandard stone fruit rootstock
| Used for: | European plum, Apricot, Peach |
| Developed by: | East Malling Research Center, England |
| Introduced: | 1950s |
| Parentage: | Prunus cerasifera seedling |
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.
Brompton rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityEuropean plum, Apricot, Peach
- Vigour % of standard105%
- Rootstock size classStandard
- PrecocitySlow to start bearing
- Support requiredFree-standing
- Bacterial cankerSome resistance
- Honey / Oak root fungusSome susceptibility
- Plum pox virus / SharkaSome resistance
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.