Adara (often called “Puente” in California), is a versatile plum (prunus cerasifera) rootstock and interstem which also produces tasty fruit of its own.
Beginning in the 1980’s, it was initially selected at an agricultural research center in Spain for use as a sweet cherry rootstock. It was selected for its ease of propagation, tolerance to flooded conditions, and good performance even when grown in heavy clay and calcareous soil with alkaline pH 8 to 9. All other commercially available swee…
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.”
This Adara scion has been bark grafted to an almond understock as a compatibility experiment.
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Updated picture of Adara on almond experiment.
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With fall upon us now I am happy to report that the results for my experiments with Adara this year have been good. The Adara grafted on almond put on 6’-6" vertical growth measured from the top of the scion. The spread of the tree grew to six feet.
Regarding the tiny double grafted tree in the first photo of this thread, I planted it out in late spring. It grew to be exactly 5’-0" tall. Caliper is about 3/4" diameter at the plum trunk area and over 1" at the Lapins graft. Photos:
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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
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