Guidance

Fruit and nut trees eligible under the ELM agroforestry action

Updated 12 August 2024

Applies to England

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Table 1: eligible fruit and nut trees听听

骋别苍耻蝉听 搁辞辞迟蝉迟辞肠办听 厂颈锄别听 狈辞迟别蝉听
础辫辫濒别听 惭25听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas听 听
础辫辫濒别听 MM111听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Can be temperamental so M25 is favoured over this rootstock听 听
础辫辫濒别听 MM106听 Semi-vigorous听 Should be used for most schemes听 听
础辫辫濒别听 M116听 Semi-vigorous听 Should be used for most schemes, this is similar to MM106 with added 鈥榳et feet鈥� resistance听 听
Pear听 Pyrus communis听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 听听听 听
Pear听 Pyrus kirchensaller听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 A more uniform rootstock from seed than communis听 听
Pear听 Pyrodwarf听 Semi-vigorous听 Clonally produced and less suckers than pyrus communis or kirchensaller. The name is deceptive.听 听
Pear or Quince听 Quince A听 Semi-vigorous听 Can be used but only in some circumstances due to delayed compatibility issues听 听
Cherry听 Colt听 Semi-vigorous听 Should be used for most schemes听 听
Cherry听 F.12.1/avium 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas听 听
Plum family*听 Brompton听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Limited supply of this rootstock.听 听
Plum family*听 St Julien A听 Semi-vigorous听 Should be used for most schemes听 听
Plum family*听 Wavit or Weiwa听 Semi-vigorous听 Should be used for most schemes听 听
Plum family*听 Myrobalan B听 痴颈驳辞谤辞耻蝉听 For standard orchards, vigorous planting schemes or very poor soil areas. Also St Julien A Seedling.听 听
Walnut听听听 Would be vigorous if grown on seed grown Juglans regia 听听 听听 Walnut cultivars are most commonly grafted onto seed grown鈥疛uglans regia (Common Walnut)听听听 听
Sweet Chestnut (European - Castinanea Sativa)听听听 Would be vigorous if grown on seed grown Castanea sativa听听听 听听 Many cultivars are grafted onto Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut), Castanea crenata (the Japanese chestnut) or hybrids of C. sativa x crenata. The hybrids provide better vigour, disease resistance and compatibility with most common chestnut cultivars.听听听 听
Hazlenuts and Cobnut听听听 听听 听听 Typically, hazelnut cultivars are grafted onto Corylus avellana or Corylus maxima rootstocks.听听听 Rootstocks are not necessary for Cobnuts, which often grow on their own roots and are sold as whips.听 听

*The plum family can include:听

  • damsons听
  • plums听
  • gages听
  • peaches听
  • nectarines听
  • interspecific Prunus crosses
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