


This means there may be trade-offs to consider when there is a choice for rootstock, such as the perceived easier maintenance of a smaller-growing tree that is less well suited to the site in some way vs. Among the keys to success for establishing healthy, productive fruit trees are informed variety and rootstock selection - and regular pruning, including summer pruning if small-sized, easy-care trees is the goal. This is certainly true for trees on rootstocks that are adapted to the soil and climate of their planting site. Novice home fruit growers soon learn that for home planting, dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees are highly desirable.

Frequently asked questions: “Where on the Dave Wilson Nursery website are the dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees?”, “What variety-rootstock combinations are grown?”.
