Thanks Jon, I did order some V1 trees from Cameron yesterday and I'm glad you told me about the spacing, as I was heading for 4 feet. I''ll plant 5x12 and give you a report as the next few seasons go by. Hugh
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jon Clements <jon.cleme...@umass.edu>wrote: > Hugh, see this for a start: > > http://www.extension.org/pages/60856/apple-rootstock-info:-v1#.UnFOtJRga9U > > Several growers here in Massachusetts have planted Honeycrisp (and maybe > some other varieties?) on V.1 in recent years. The trees have done very > well, however, they are larger than B.9 and M.9. Planting 3-4 feet apart is > running into some crowding issues. They have been precocious, but I would > plant them 5-6 ft. apart using a vertical axis type training. Trees I > believe have come from Cameron Nursery. > > Jon > > > On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Hugh Thomas <hughthoma...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> In my search for a cold tolerant rootstock, I ran across Vineland 1. Any >> input on this rootstock from anyone? B9 Honeycrisp trees are hard to find >> so I'm considering V1. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >> >> > > > -- > Jon Clements > aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' > UMass Cold Spring Orchard > 393 Sabin St. > Belchertown, MA 01007 > 413-478-7219 > umassfruit.com > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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