Cherry Rootstocks

Rootstock◊	Dwarf Status	Productivity/ Yield	Precocity	Diseases Resistance	Anchorage	Adaptability to different soil types	Hardy	Suckering
Colt	Semi-dwarf	Medium	No	Resistant to bacterial canker. Susceptible to crown gall	Good	Good, but need drainage	No	None
Gisela 5	Semi-dwarf	Medium	Yes		Fair to good	Does well in heavy soils	Hardy	low
Gisela 6	Semi-dwarf	High	Yes		Fair	Good, but need drainage		Very low
Gisela 12	Semi-dwarf	High	Yes		Good	Wide range of soils		Very Low
Krymsk 5	Semi-dwarf	Medium	Yes	Susceptible to Prunus ringspot and prunus dwarf virus	Good	Wide range	Hardy	Low to moderate
Krymsk 6	Semi-dwarf	High	Yes	Susceptible to Prunus ringspot and prunus dwarf virus	Good	Heavy soils	Hardy	Low to moderate
Mahaleb	Standard	High	Slight	Resistant to crown gall, bacterial canker, and nematodes	Good	Wide range, but doesn't like wet soils	Hardy	None
Mazzard	Standard	High	No	Resistant to root-knot nematodes and oak-root fungus	Good	Yes, but need like good drainage	Hardy	Low