Antonovka Apple Rootstock

Very nice healthy large caliper rootstocks with huge root networks. UPS destroyed the shipping box and it was wide open on the top when i got it but the rootstocks were fine, well wrapped in plastic, and the roots were still damp. Any paperwork in the box was also gone. But the roots were unscathed, so no harm done by UPS

I’m giving Raintree 5 stars because I’ve had great experiences with Raintree overall. Years ago, I bought Antonovka rootstock here specifically to let it grow out, as the description suggested it would produce a true Antonovka tree. Out of the five I planted: two died (my own fault), one grew as a wild apple, one had a strange genetic deformity, and only last one produced a good crossbreed apples rather than a true Antonovka. My advice? Use this rootstock for grafting only, rather than letting it grow out for fruit.

Good transaction

This is a great nursery. Reliable.

Rootstock had a healthy looking root system and the caliper is larger than another Nursery I order from. Time will tell but they seem healthy.

I ordered 16 Antonovka rootstocks this spring. At my request Raintree sent them a few weeks early which I really appreciated. I bench grafted most of them with very good results. My Wolf River grafts were especially vigorous, several grew over two feet this year which I did not expect here in SE Montana. As a rookie grafter I was very pleased.

This past spring, I ordered some Antonovka rootstock from Raintree.

I am happy to report that 3 months later, all rootstock is still alive. I even stuck some of the cuttings and they are doing well.

The rootstock successfully took to Arkansas Black apple, Winesap apple, Granny Smith, Woolf river apple and even an Asian Pear. These grafts are head and shoulders above the grafts on M111.

I will order more next year.

This rootstock apple had well developed roots but several very thin stems above ground. I will have to wait a year or two for it to be ready for grafting. Mostly, I plan to let it fruit for its wonderful apples. This is a popular heritage winter apple from Russia that ripens during winter storage. Too sour for American taste to eat straight from the branch but excellent baked or pickled.

Put a graft on them and Planted, just waiting to see if they grow.