Cherry rootstock-GM G1/1 cultivar

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of cherry tree useful as a dwarfing, small-leaved cherry rootstock substantially as shown and described, discovered as a seedling among seedlings produced by open-pollination of offspring of a Prunus dawyckensis mother tree found growing in De Belder Nursery, Kalmthout, Belgium, which, when used as an understock, for sweet cherry trees, induces less growth of the sweet cherry tree, a semi-erect growth habit, a light canopy and early and abundant flowering and fruit setting.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of cherry tree useful as a dwarfing, small-leaved cherry rootstock substantially as shown and described, discovered as a seedling among seedlings produced by open-pollination of offspring of a Prunus dawyckensis mother tree found growing in De Belder Nursery, Kalmthout, Belgium, which, when used as an understock, for sweet cherry trees, induces less growth of the sweet cherry tree, a semi-erect growth habit, a light canopy and early and abundant flowering and fruit setting.