Reviving @Stan’s thread on Crown Gall and Citation rootstocks. Today, I pulled out a few trees on Citation that were runting. To my surprise, I didn’t see any problems with the roots until I got to the Candy Heart pluerry
Clearly a crown gall infestation. I have a few options here.
- Plant one of the Myro 29C rootstocks I’ve ordered in this area
- Plant Lovell or K86 and convert this space into a peach/Nectarine tree. Are these rootstocks more resistant to crown gall?
- Plant something other than a stone fruit. I read Apples and Pears are susceptible to crown gall too (but may be for different variants). How about figs, pomegranate or persimmon?
Candy Heart was slightly isolated (it’s not a big yard though) from other plums so I am hoping I can isolate the problem. The only other stone fruit, Spice Zee nectaplum planted next to it (on Lovell) is growing well.