Guidance

Fruit and nut trees eligible under the ELM agroforestry action

Updated 12 August 2024

Applies to England

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Table 1: eligible fruit and nut trees聽聽

Genus聽 Rootstock聽 Size聽 Notes聽
Apple聽 M25聽 Vigorous聽 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas聽 聽
Apple聽 MM111聽 Vigorous聽 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Can be temperamental so M25 is favoured over this rootstock聽 聽
Apple聽 MM106聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Should be used for most schemes聽 聽
Apple聽 M116聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Should be used for most schemes, this is similar to MM106 with added 바카라 사이트榳et feet바카라 사이트� resistance聽 聽
Pear聽 Pyrus communis聽 Vigorous聽 聽聽聽 聽
Pear聽 Pyrus kirchensaller聽 Vigorous聽 A more uniform rootstock from seed than communis聽 聽
Pear聽 Pyrodwarf聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Clonally produced and less suckers than pyrus communis or kirchensaller. The name is deceptive.聽 聽
Pear or Quince聽 Quince A聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Can be used but only in some circumstances due to delayed compatibility issues聽 聽
Cherry聽 Colt聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Should be used for most schemes聽 聽
Cherry聽 F.12.1/avium Vigorous聽 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas聽 聽
Plum family*聽 Brompton聽 Vigorous聽 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Limited supply of this rootstock.聽 聽
Plum family*聽 St Julien A聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Should be used for most schemes聽 聽
Plum family*聽 Wavit or Weiwa聽 Semi-vigorous聽 Should be used for most schemes聽 聽
Plum family*聽 Myrobalan B聽 Vigorous聽 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Also St Julien A Seedling.聽 聽
Walnut聽聽聽 Would be vigorous if grown on seed grown Juglans regia 聽聽 聽聽 Walnut cultivars are most commonly grafted onto seed grown바카라 사이트疛uglans regia (Common Walnut)聽聽聽 聽
Sweet Chestnut (European - Castinanea Sativa)聽聽聽 Would be vigorous if grown on seed grown Castanea sativa聽聽聽 聽聽 Many cultivars are grafted onto Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut), Castanea crenata (the Japanese chestnut) or hybrids of C. sativa x crenata. The hybrids provide better vigour, disease resistance and compatibility with most common chestnut cultivars.聽聽聽 聽
Hazlenuts and Cobnut聽聽聽 聽聽 聽聽 Typically, hazelnut cultivars are grafted onto Corylus avellana or Corylus maxima rootstocks.聽聽聽 Rootstocks are not necessary for Cobnuts, which often grow on their own roots and are sold as whips.聽 聽

*The plum family can include:聽

  • damsons聽
  • plums聽
  • gages聽
  • peaches聽
  • nectarines聽
  • interspecific Prunus crosses
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