Supermarket fruit trees

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• Mr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394

  February 2021

  Depends on the rootstock. Should say on the label. They would need to have been grown on a dwarfing rootstock like M26 for apples.
  
  The ones sold in supermarkets tend to be on general purpose  rootstocks like MM106 for apples, colt for cherries etc.
  
  Those aren’t suitable for pots.

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• cowslip2 Posts: 137

  February 2021

  Is it not far wiser to buy fruit trees from a Nursery or Garden Centre. They are able to give all the advice one would need.
  
  

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• Mr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394

  February 2021 edited February 2021

  If it's a suitable rootstock then potted fruit trees can be grown as single, double or even candelabra style cordons in a pot. Which would be easier to manage than trying to grow it as a small standard. But they would need to be on a very dwarfing rootstock.
  
  So if you can't see the rootstock mentioned on the label then assume that they won't be suitable!
  
  
  There are a lot of bargains to be had but only if you're clued up on what you're getting, so it was wise to ask first. 

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