APPLE ROOTSTOCKS
Budagovsky 118

SIZE CLASS 9

Bud.118 (B.118)



Pedigree

Moscow Pear X M.9 or M.8

 

Precocity

More precocious than seedling (i.e., poor)

Productivity

Moderate under most conditions, better than Bud.490 in Washington trials

Scion Fruit Size

Small in some trials
Scion Fruit Quality  

Anchorage

Good, typically free-standing

Fire blight

Moderate resistance

Crown & Root Rots

Susceptible

Woolly Apple Aphid

 

Powdery Mildew

Susceptible

Hardiness (Midwinter)

Reportedly excellent
Bud Break  
Leaf Fall  

Suckering

 

Burrknots

 

Stoolbed Performance

Excellent

Virus hypersensitivities

Not tested

Experience

Limited experience in North America

Sources

Treco, Van Well, C&O

Strains

 

Observations, suspicions, history

B.118 is appropriate for commercial use with spur type scion varieties on weak sites in areas subject to extreme midwinter low temperatures.

 

 

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Last modified September 21, 1999.