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The original was posted on /r/permaculture by /u/cummerou on 2024-08-03 16:01:13+00:00.
I've been observing and planning my site this year, one of the things i'm not sure about is if I should use proven rootstock for my fruit trees, or rootstock grown from seed.
Growing rootstock from seed is really appealing to me, I've got very clay-heavy soils, so using seeds will allow me to select for the genetics that grow the best in that environment. On the other hand, size is really important to me, I don't want trees that are larger than 4-5 meters/13-17 feet, which using proven rootstock could obviously ensure.
The videoes I can find online are usually people who have dwarf fruit trees and prune them to be even smaller than what the rootstock wants, rather than people with full-size rootstock pruning to keep them medium size.
Does anyone have experience with/success doing this?