I purchased a bonanza peach tree today, with the hope of being able to grow it in a container. The bonanza peach is a genetic dwarf and so its growth is limited. However, there are no dwarf rootstocks for peaches and so it is grafted onto a standard rootstock.
The nursery grower that I purchased the tree from did not think it would do well in a container because the standard rootstock will get rootbound quickly.
So that leaves me with a few questions. Will the rootstock continue to grow at a "standard" rate even with dwarf scion demanding fewer needs?
If so, can root pruning every year or two offset this, and would that even be practical because I would have to do corresponding top pruning...would I ever get a harvest?
I'm mostly familiar with putting a standard scion on a dwarf rootstock, I'm not really sure what will happen with a dwarf scion on a standard rootstock (except that top growth will remain dwarf).