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Choosing the correct rootstock

Gothic gardenerGothic gardener Posts: 33
in Fruit & veg
Hi, One side of my house is south facing and gets full sun all day, so I want to plant a peach & an apricot tree there & train them against the house. Is there a rootstock available to safely do this without damaging my foundations while still not being too dwarf? Can anyone help?
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  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    http://apps.rhs.org.uk/AdviceSearch/Profile.aspx?pid=359 Try this link to the rhs gothic.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Hi Gothic, I'd recommend one I grow myself  "Avalon Pride" on "Mont Clare" rootstock.  It is peach leaf curl resistant and grows to about 2m x 2m.  Mine gives a good crop of full size peaches in a south-facing front garden.  Due to the relatively small size I don't think you need to worry about roots damaging foundations.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Gothic gardenerGothic gardener Posts: 33
    Thanks for the link Dave, looks like an M9 then.
  • Gothic gardenerGothic gardener Posts: 33
    Thanks Bob, I will look around for Avalon Pride .is it self fertile?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Yes Gothic - no other peach trees anywhere near me.  Blossom is very attractive too.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Gothic gardenerGothic gardener Posts: 33
    Thank you Bob, yes peach blossom is lovely , I keep bees & they'll love it. So that's pretty much decided then. Just need to sort out the Apricot now.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Can't help on the apricot but will be keeping an eye on this thread in case anyone recommends one - after one myself. image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,113

    I'm thinking of an apricot and will be taking advice and buying from here  http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/categories/Apricot-Trees/ - they're really helpful and the fruit trees I've had from them have been superb (and I'm not related to them in any way image)


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Gothic gardenerGothic gardener Posts: 33
    Thanks for the link Dove,

    There's a couple of varieties I hadn't heard of (Alfred & Glow Fan).

    I bought a Morpark in a garden centre sale last winter for a pittance ( big mistake) it was a weak tree & died in mid summer.
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