Myrobalan 29CVigorous stone fruit rootstock

Used for:	European plum, Japanese plum, Apricot, Almond, Mirabelle, Cherry plum, Damson
Developed by:	Gregory Brothers Nursery, California
Country of origin:	United States
Introduced:	1920s
Parentage:	Prunus cerasifera seedling

29C is a standard rootstock for plums and apricots, selected from a Myrobalan seedling and introduced in the 1920s.

Myrobalan 29C rootstock characteristics

Species compatibilityEuropean plum, Japanese plum, Apricot, Almond, Mirabelle, Cherry plum, Damson
Vigour % of standard95% - 100%
Rootstock size classVigorous
Support requiredFree-standing
Country of originUnited States
Period of origin1900 - 1949
PhytophthoraSome susceptibility
Bacterial cankerSome susceptibility
Root knot nematodeSome resistance
Ring nematodeVery susceptible
Root lesion nematodeSome resistance
Honey / Oak root fungusSome resistance
Crown GallSome resistance
Crown rotSome resistance
Replant complexSome tolerance
Root suckersSome
Plum BrownlineSome susceptibility
Plum pox virus / SharkaVery susceptible
Verticillium Wilt (Blackheart)Some resistance

Find our more about this rootstock in the 'Manual of Worldwide Temperate Zone Fruit and Nut Tree Rootstocks'.