rootstock
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In other states, efforts to ban the trees have faced resistance from the plant industry, researchers said, given how much nurseries rely on their hardiness in using it as rootstock.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Winzeler and Wenk grafted more than 500 scions of rootstock at the start of the season, of which two-thirds took.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
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
Efforts to plant the great wines of Europe – known as Vitis vinifera or classic grapes – failed because their rootstock couldn’t withstand attacks from pests like phylloxera, which thrive in wet climates.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2018
Perennial, with a running rootstock Spike Rush, Eleocharis palustris. 5a.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
