rootstocks

• “Meonhill, made from grapes grown from French rootstocks planted in Hampshire, will be available early in 2012.”

  The Guardian: English sparkling wine comes of age with French boost

• “Desert larkspur (Delphinium parryi) is a perennial that has woody rootstocks but also sprouts only in wetter years.”

  Adaptations of desert plants

• “One thing to keep in mind is that many vineyards are planted with experimental grapes, clones or rootstocks, but you won't hear about them until they are a success and the vineyard can plant more.”

  The New York Cork Report:

• “In the plum sections the trees had all been grown on dwarfing rootstocks, so that the young plums were as if on display, held out before us; small and violet-blue-blushed, slightly furry, still hard and undersized but ripening and waxing like hundreds of small moons.”

  Wonderful weekend walk in orchards

• “Gardeners with heavy soil can select rootstocks that are more tolerant of wet conditions.”

  Edible Landscaping: Luscious Spring Fruits

• “African wild plants with rootstocks reported to be eaten raw: The Monocotyledons, Part 1.”

  Western Guinean lowland forests

• “The choice of rootstock matters: different rootstocks bring out different qualities in the scion.”

  Archive 2006-03-19

• “If the research bears fruit (sorry) then growers will have new information about the best rootstock to use — and plant breeders will understand more about how rootstocks affect scions.”

  Archive 2006-03-19

• “He grafted Gala scions onto two different rootstocks, then scanned the genetic makeup of each to see which genes were active.”

  Archive 2006-03-19

• “Actually, most of the young orange trees raised here for transplanting are grafted onto cucho rootstocks.”

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