Prunus dulcis

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Disclaimer: The species, cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for their good qualities for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry is still a young field in which it is a core value to put the right plant in the right place and to focus on great diversity.

Cultivars

Cultivar	Genes	Height (full grown) - minimum	Height (full grown) - maximum	Growth vigour	Plant reproductive fertility	Pest and disease susceptibility	Productivity - peak (yield) - maximum	Ease of removal - edible parts	Size edible parts
Ferraduel	Prunus dulcis			Average	Self sterile	Resistant	Average, High	Difficult	Large, Large
Ferragnes	Prunus dulcis	6	9	Strong	Self sterile	Resistant	High	Difficult	Large
Lauranne	Prunus dulcis			Average	Self-fertile (sf), Self-fertile (sf)		Very high	Difficult	Small, Small

Rootstocks

Rootstock	Genes	Rooting depth	Root pattern	Growth vigour	Soil texture (preference)	Soil moisture (preference)	Soil moisture (tolerance)	Soil acidity (preference)	Soil acidity (tolerance)	Soil fertility (tolerance)	Pest and disease susceptibility	Productive life span - start (age) - maximum	Productive life span - end (year) - maximum	Productivity - peak (yield) - maximum
GF677	Prunus dulcis x persica	Deep	Taproot		Light clay		Moist	Alkaline		Rich		Early		High
Prunus dulcis	Prunus dulcis	Deep	Taproot	Weak	Sand	Drought	Dry	Alkaline, Alkaline		Poor	Very sensitive		50
Prunus persica	Prunus persica	Shallow		Strong	Sand	Drought	Dry	Acid, Acid	Acid	Poor	Very sensitive	Early	20

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