ISHS Acta Horticulturae 658: I International Symposium on Rootstocks for Deciduous Fruit Tree Species
FRUTANA® - A NEW INTERSTOCK FOR SWEET CHERRY TREES |
| Authors: | E. Rozpara, Z.S. Grzyb |
| Keywords: | sweet cherry, rootstocks, interstems, cultivars, growth, yield, fruit quality, winter hardiness |
| Abstract:
Frutana® is a type of Prunus fruticosa Pall. found in the south-east of Poland. This is probably a natural hybrid of P. fruticosa Pall. x Prunus cerasus L. The tree from Frutana® grows weakly, although stronger than other P. fruticosa Pall. types. It is more winter hardy and healthy. For this reason Frutana®, earlier named as P. fruticosa No. 8, was used experimentally as an interstem for sweet cherry trees. In the research which has been carried out since 1972, P. fruticosa No. 8 (Frutana®) was observed to be a good interstem for 'Van' and 'Bűttner's Red' cvs (Grzyb et al., 1985; Rozpara, 1994). In the experiment reported here, Frutana® used with three other sweet cherry cultivars also caused appreciable tree size reduction, increased crop, improved fruit quality and made the trees more winter hardy. | |
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