Rootstock for Grafting
For those attending the 2017 Grafting Workship on April 17, you will receive four rootstocks to make grafts on and instructions in the proper after-care to ensure callousing of the the grafting joint and success growth of the grafted rootstock.
To find sources for additional rootstock google "fruit tree rootstock." This search will produce not only options for where to purchase fruit tree rootstocks, but also information on the unique characteristics of various rootstocks (e.g., cold hardiness, resistance to various diseases, precociousness, etc.). In most cases it is best to get rootstock from the nearest provider because shipping costs will be less and the trees will arrive in better condition because they have spent less time in transit. Two good sources here in the state of Washington are Raintree Nursery (http://raintreenursery.com) and Burnt Ridge Nursery (http://burntridgenursery.com). In some case you might have to go out of our area for particular rootstocks. One example of this is to find the Geneva apple rootstock you might have to contact an East coast nursery like Coummins Nursery (http://cumminsnursersy.com).
To find sources for additional rootstock google "fruit tree rootstock." This search will produce not only options for where to purchase fruit tree rootstocks, but also information on the unique characteristics of various rootstocks (e.g., cold hardiness, resistance to various diseases, precociousness, etc.). In most cases it is best to get rootstock from the nearest provider because shipping costs will be less and the trees will arrive in better condition because they have spent less time in transit. Two good sources here in the state of Washington are Raintree Nursery (http://raintreenursery.com) and Burnt Ridge Nursery (http://burntridgenursery.com). In some case you might have to go out of our area for particular rootstocks. One example of this is to find the Geneva apple rootstock you might have to contact an East coast nursery like Coummins Nursery (http://cumminsnursersy.com).