- Sub-categories:
- Semi-dwarf stone fruit6
- Semi-vigorous stone fruit20
- Vigorous stone fruit15
- Standard stone fruit24
Marianna GF 8-1Vigorous stone fruit rootstock
| Used for: | European pear, Japanese plum, Apricot |
| Developed by: | INRA, France |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Parentage: | Prunus cerasifera x Prunus musonianna |
Marianna GF 8-1 is a standard rootstock for plums and apricots, developed in France.
Marianna GF 8-1 rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityEuropean pear, Japanese plum, Apricot
- Vigour % of standard95% - 100%
- Rootstock size classVigorous
- Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 8 (-12C)
- Country of originFrance
- PhytophthoraSome resistance
- Bacterial cankerVery susceptible
- Dagger nematodeSome resistance
- Root knot nematodeSome resistance
- Ring nematodeSome susceptibility
- Root lesion nematodeSome susceptibility
- Honey / Oak root fungusSome resistance
- Crown GallSome resistance
- Crown rotSome resistance
- Replant complexSome tolerance
- Root suckersMany
- Plum BrownlineSome resistance
- Plum pox virus / SharkaVery susceptible
- Verticillium Wilt (Blackheart)Very susceptible
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.