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have been looking for G5 rootstock but cant find any tried
orange pippin , gb and Brogdale
anyone know where I can find some?
orange pippin , gb and Brogdale
anyone know where I can find some?
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Do you mean just the rootstock or a tree grafted onto that rootstock? -
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Hi. I looked into getting some Gisela 5 back in Oct/Nov and had email contact with Jansen Brothers from Holland. Came across as very professional, said they would ship to UK, and have Gisela 5 plus a big range of other rootstocks.
In the end I decided to stick with what I could get from GB online as they were good last year, and I got the impression that the Dutch guys would be expensive unless I placed a big order. They did ask me what I wanted and they would quote me from there......The more help a man has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
William M. DaviesComment
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Blackmoor have Colt, but I think that is too vigorous for your needs.Comment
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This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.
Fruit tree rootstocks
These also sell G5 but they are Ireland and the UK is classed as International/EU for postage.
http://www.fruitandnut.ie/graftingmaterials.htmlLast edited by Kirk; 19-01-2015, 09:20 PM.Comment
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This lot advertise them but looks like 25 minimum and £15 postage.
Address is middle of London which I assume is simply an office and not a nursery so likely not worth visiting if within range.
Fruit tree rootstocks
Also have you asked Brogdale or Keepers, not just looked through their website.
I suspect that Brogdale will sell you a number they use them and are normally helpful.
Looks like the edit duplicated the first bit, then added the Brodgdale bit.
Strange action.
Looks like the following action:
Post a reply, Edit post, hit F5 (refresh), then complete Edit and Save.
Get a sort of duplicate entry.Last edited by Kirk; 19-01-2015, 09:40 PM.Comment
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GB on line are out of stockComment
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visited Brogdale today spoke to the nice man and he let me have twoG5s only because I had just attended their grafting course on saturday , but had a friend with me so now I have only one and I would like about 8Originally posted by Kirk View Post
Keepers don't seem to sell rootstockComment
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I bought some rootstocks from this nursery last year (e.g. M116). Excellent service, good quality stocks and they were happy to sell batches of five.Originally posted by Kirk View PostComment
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will talk to them later today and will phone gb online tooOriginally posted by boundtothesoil View PostComment
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Are you certain that G5 is the best choice for your soil, climate, scion, growth rate and mature size?
Round here, Colt only reaches about 8ft (2.5m) after 10-15 years while the more dwarfing rootstocks reach about 4ft (1.25m) and are too weak to produce a crop.
Grass, weeds, nearby plants, pests and diseases will make a garden tree much smaller and slower growing than a commercial orchard tree..Comment
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This is the kind of information I need ,I was worring about dwarf root stock being weak and if your not careful not much fruit unless you have very fertile ground and was already swaying towards colt, I sent an email to GB online and they said there was no demand for G5 and no longer supply it, so its going to be colt Im going to pull the branches down anyway so it wont be too tall for netting, and have a friend who has done it before with colt,Originally posted by FB. View Post
thanks for the help,Comment
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