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Field note · May 2024

an attractive result, red leafed siberian crabapple on saskatoon

Oak Summit Nursery · Southern Manitoba

an attractive result, red leafed siberian crabapple on saskatoon. one year old graft leafing out. It’s not well known that amelanchier alnifolia has some graft compatibility with apples, I’m trialing it as wild dwarfing apple rootstock. Resistant to apple diseases, grow well in sand, cold hardy to zone 2, dwarfing. precocious? long lived? maybe just for some selection that could serve as an interstem? hey it’s a rootstock that grows delicious purple berries.. #grafting #redfleshedapple