Has anyone tried grafting onto Prunus serrulata (Japanese Flowering Cherry “Kwanzan”)?
The reason that I ask is that I have quite a few growing in my front yard that look beautiful for about 3 weeks a year. If I could extend the functionality of it by producing edibles that would be wonderful. I noticed that it is listed on the chart, but I have not seen anything else about it in the forum, or online for that matter. I cannot find any instance of it being used as a rootstock.
P. serrulata var. lannesiana is the species name for L-2 rootstock. L-2 is Krymsk 7 (Prunus lannesiana). Your flowering cherry should be compatible with sweet and sour cherries as it is related to Krymsk 7.
Resources:
Taxon: Prunus serrulata var. lannesiana
Sweet Cherry Rootstock Research
KRYMSK 7 (L-2 cv.)
New Fruit Tree Rootstock
The University of Arkansas mentions Prunus serrulata Kwanzane as sometimes being grafted onto Prunus padus (Bird Cherry) but can also be on it’s own roots.
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Has anyone tried any almond/cherry combination?
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I like this webpage from Fowler Nurseries. The page does not say it cannot be done, but it doesn’t offer it as a possible even with all the options that are there.
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On another page they have specifics on cherries:
I didn’t see any overlap. Good question, though!
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From that link, “Adara is graft compatible with many prunus species including European plums, Asian plums, sweet cherries, peaches, nectarines, pluots, apriums, apricots, almonds, and nanking cherries. However, compatibility depends on the specific cultivar.”
Here’s a pretty lengthy compatibility chart by cultivar: Adara, A Plum Rootstock for Cherries and Other Stone ... - HortScience
if you would care, I pieced this post from this one thread: Adara (Puente) Plum - Fruit tree, rootstock & interstem
Dax
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That almond tree is still growing well. There are a couple of sweet cherry cultivars now on top of the Adara interstem. Two out of three sweet cherry grafts grew last year so with luck, perhaps a few fruit samples this summer. I have also grafted Mission almond to the bottom half of the tree.
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Korean Sun Pear
Pyrus fauriei ‘Westwood’ as dwarfing rootstock for Pear
Zone: 4
Height: 12’
Spread: 15’
Shape: Compact, rounded.
Foliage: Medium green, fine textured.
Fall Color: Red to purple red.
Flower: White.Excellent fall color and compact size are key attributes of this selection. Although definitely a dwarf, this cultivar grows faster with better nursery characteristics than the parent species. Much hardier than P. calleryana, it also has a smaller, more rounded and shrub-like head.
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/pyrus/pyrus-fauriei/
http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Pyrus+fauriei
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I Maxma14 rootstock compatible with most tart cherries?
THanks
Frank
From what I read, yes, it is, but do not have first-hand experience to confirm.
Reading above it says that pyrus ussuriensis is compatible with all pears. I have read somewhere (can’t find it again) that it may cause pear decline in European pears. Anyone have any input on this? Burnt Ridge apparently isn’t selling BET this year online, so I was thinking of ordering this instead but I am worried that it won’t last with Euro Pear. Thanks for any and all help.
St Lawrence Nursery is using it as a rootstock. Here’s a prior thread:
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Thanks for the link and the info 
I didn’t find anything in search because I was probably typing ussuriensis instead of Ussurian 
Great information and links. Lots of reading to do these next weeks.
here’s my contribution: i learned 
this post is incredible. WAY above me but i know where to turn! amazing growers. so much information – very valuable (and i was just googling to see if Prunus domestica grafted to Prunus salicina, or vice versa). thank you for all your work!
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Please report broken or dead links so they can be fixed.
I got some Prunus Besseyi ‘Adaptabil’ rootstocks. Do you think it will accept Prunus Salicina scions.
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What about Jaspi. Is it suitable for Japanese plums ?
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Dolgo as rootsock? Information is scarce. I have plenty in the ground and am interested in any comments regarding how they will work. We have challenging conditions so I stick to Antonovka and will start on my Dolgo.
Yes, 100%.
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0082779.html
Looking at phylogenetic relationships for besseyi (at the phylogeny tree below) we see that salicina and armeniaca & besseyi all derived from the last branching this phylogetic tree shows where the line of 84 going from left to right intersects the entire area inside the green box, however, now we know from the scholarly paper that the triple hybridization is easy/has occurred. I say easy cause I also read that P. besseyi (on other scholarly papers say besseyi readily hybridizes with many plum species). We also see that another branch of this family tree split Prunus mume and Prunus armeniaca into their own branch of phylogeny. These two are very-closely-related. And, we see the exact with: P.simonii & P.salicina. They are very, closely-related.
Phylogeny charts are to help but they don’t determine compatibility, however often I find easy answers looking at them. Not the case this time for besseyi, but, the answers were found.
Dax
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