- Sub-categories:
- Semi-dwarf stone fruit6
- Semi-vigorous stone fruit20
- Vigorous stone fruit15
- Standard stone fruit24
MaridonVigorous stone fruit rootstock
| Used for: | European plum, Japanese plum, Peach |
| Developed by: | Infruitec |
| Country of origin: | South Africa |
| Parentage: | Marianna seedling |
Maridon is a vigorous rootstock for European and Japanese plums, developed from a Marianna seedling.
Maridon rootstock characteristics
- Species compatibilityEuropean plum, Japanese plum, Peach
- Rootstock size classVigorous
- Support requiredFree-standing
- Country of originSouth Africa
- PhytophthoraSome resistance
- Bacterial cankerSome resistance
- Root knot nematodeSome resistance
- Root lesion nematodeSome susceptibility
- Root suckersFew
Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.