rootstock
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A commercial tree comprises a rootstock, chosen for its tolerance to local conditions, grafted to the upper half which determines what sort of fruit is produced.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 1847, an enslaved man known only as Antoine invented a way to graft pecan trees, melding the scion of one pecan tree to the rootstock of another for easy propagation.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2022
The team tested how much 'torture' pistachio and walnut rootstock can withstand by placing them under drought stress.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2022
Previously, folk would simply make new by grafting scion wood of the desired variety to rootstock.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2020
Of course, there are all gradations between a tuber and a rootstock.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
