G.969
Geneva 969
M.27 × G.16
Cornell University / USDA-ARS, USA, 2005
Developed by Cornell University in Geneva, New York, by crossing Ottawa 3 with Robusta 5, Geneva 969 (G.969) is a highly productive, semi-dwarfing apple rootstock. It produces a tree roughly 45% to 55% the size of a standard seedling (similar in vigor to M.26), offering early precocity, high yield efficiency, and excellent structural anchorage that allows it to be grown freestanding or with minimal support in good soils. Engineered for comprehensive disease and pest resistance, G.969 boasts high resistance to fire blight, collar rot (Phytophthora), and woolly apple aphids, along with strong tolerance to replant disease. It exhibits exceptional winter cold hardiness, generates very few burr knots or root suckers, and serves as an outstanding choice for weak-growing scion cultivars.
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Does not require staking in most conditions. Good for medium-density plantings. Excellent fire blight resistance.
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