APPLE ROOTSTOCKS
Novole

SIZE CLASS 10

Novole



Pedigree

A selection of Malus prunifolia

 

Precocity

Poor, similar to seedling

Productivity

Poor, similar to seedling, but more uniform

Scion Fruit Size

 
Scion Fruit Quality  

Anchorage

Good, usually free standing

Fire blight

Resistant

Crown & Root Rots

 

Woolly Apple Aphid

 

Powdery Mildew

 

Hardiness (Midwinter)

 
Bud Break  
Leaf Fall  

Suckering

Heavy

Burrknots

 

Stoolbed Performance

Excellent

Virus hypersensitivities

None noted, further testing required

Experience

Novole has been planted in North America in a few small trial plots, and in some smaller commercial orchards.

Sources

Cummins

Strains

Novole appears to have several strains, or perhaps to be a mixture of genotypes, all are derived from Malus prunifolia and all are full sized trees.

Observations, suspicions, history

Novole is distasteful to meadow voles, and the trees rarely suffer damage from winter feeding. Novole may be a good choice for some low input production systems.

 

 

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Last modified September 21, 1999.