Agriculture Reference
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FIGURE 3.5
Effects of Rootstocks on Sweet Cherry Tree Heights
ABOVE:
Standard-sized cherry trees (Mazzard rootstock) can grow 40
feet tall if left unpruned but are normally kept about 16 feet tall in orchar-
ds. The relative heights in this figure are based on a 16-foot height for a
full-sized tree. Note that rootstock/scion variety heights vary substantially
in different regions and with different training and pruning practices.
DEFINING “DWARF” AND “SEMIDWARF”
Youoftenheartheterms“dwarf”and“semidwarf”usedtodescribefruit
trees on size-controlling rootstocks, particularly when talking about
apples and sweet cherries. To be blunt, the terms are meaningless.
