APPLE ROOTSTOCKS
GENEVA 65 (Little Beauty, G.65)
SIZE CLASS 2
GENEVA 65 (Little Beauty, G.65)
Pedigree
1974 cross of M.27 and Beauty Crabapple by Dr. Jim Cummins, Cornell University
Precocity
Excellent
Productivity
Very good
Scion Fruit Size & Quality
Reduced fruit size
Anchorage
Support required
Fire blight Resistance
Excellent
Crown Rot Tolerance
Screened as a seedling, currently testing
Woolly Apple Aphid Susceptibility
Moderate
Powdery Mildew Resistance
Good
High Soil Temperature Sensitivity
Hardiness (Midwinter Chilling)
Currently testing
Suckering
Moderate to heavy
Burrknots
Light
Stoolbed Performance
Poor - heavy spines and poor rooting.
Virus sensitivities
Susceptible to Tomato Ring Spot Virus (TRSV) and Apple Stem Grooving Virus (ASGV), slightly sensitive to Chlorotic Leaf Spot Virus (CLSV)
Experience
Limited to only a few trials in New York.
Observations, suspicions, history
US distribution hampered by misidentifications, virus free scion budwood required
Sources
Cummins Nursery
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