M9 remains the standard when the objective is to obtain high yields quickly from a compact tree. The T337 clone is particularly suited to slender spindles, cordons and trained forms receiving regular water and nutrition. This efficiency comes at a price: the tree never becomes freestanding, competes poorly with grass and remains susceptible to fire blight and woolly apple aphid.
M9
Price range: 5,25 € through 5,50 €
M9 is the most widely-planted commercial dwarf apple rootstock.
M9 is the most widely-planted dwarf apple rootstock, and is an ideal choice for growing apple trees in gardens, or where space is limited.
Apple trees grafted on M9 rootstock crop from an early age, and can have enhanced fruit size.
M9 produces a dwarf apple tree with a mature height of up to 2.5m. The trees will require permanent staking or support.
Trees grafted on M9 can be planted 2m apart.
M9 is an excellent rootstock for producing small bush-trained apple trees, spindlebushes, and oblique cordons.
We supply the modern M9-T337 clone.
