rootstock

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Once scientists realized that the American vines were resistant to the pest, they used grafting to combine the Vitis vinifera scions — pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, champagne — with the American, phylloxera-resistant rootstock.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

The soil of Napa Valley may be more diverse than any in the world and trying to understand all the variables, whether it’s rootstock, humidity or the effects of climate change, is humbling.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020

Previously, folk would simply make new by grafting scion wood of the desired variety to rootstock.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2020

On a few grafted trees where the scion had failed, the rootstock had produced suckers that then bloomed.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2018

The very short rootstock and strong terminal bud of a Trillium or Birthroot.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa