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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER FEBRUARY 1, 2016 31 3. "When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" Too often, growers just know they want to plant a row of trees. They buy one variety of rootstock from one nurs- ery, and that's it. Soil type isn't the only reason to choose different cultivars. Growers should be buying different cultivars from two or three nurseries to better manage risk as well. They also should be in regular contact with those nurseries to ensure they're not going to end up with the rootstock that's left over because no one else wants it, either because the scion genetics or the rootstock genetics have advanced or the trellis system of choice has changed. We're all looking for this nirvana, and there isn't one solution, with one root- stock for all varieties. Tom Auvil is a research horticulturist for the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. • TJ MULLINAX/GOOD FRUIT GROWER Geneva 11 rootstock at Cameron Nursery in Eltopia, Washington. Serving agriculture and industry in Central Washington since 1978 3019 GS Center Road Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-1888/509-662-8183 (fax) www.cascadeanalytical.com 1008 W. Ahtanum Road, #2 Union Gap, WA 98903 509-452-7707/509-452-7773 (fax) 800-545-4206 • Water Quality • Vineyard Nutrition • Wastewater Analysis • Food Safety • Water Quality • Vineyard Nutrition • Wastewater Analysis • Food Safety Your Partner in World Class Wine Production Your Partner in World Class Wine Production Your Partner in World Class Wine Production The essential resource You can nd links to download the app at www.goodfruit.com/get-the-good-fruit-grower-app or at the Android or Apple app stores. Archived articles . Photos . Videos Get the app that now puts all of Good Fruit Grower in your mobile device.