Prof.Kent
5 year old buck +
I think HC is a good eating apple, but for wildlife, no. Best to plant a few near the hunting cabin or home, fertilize them and enjoy eating them.
Pros: long hanging, cold hardy, tastes good, can take a few freezes without going mushy, overproduces without thinning and produces substandard apples.
Cons: not a vigorous grower, physiological problems (iron chlorosis) there are better all-around trees for deer, deer aren't picky eaters.
My perfect deer apple: Late hanger, vigorous grower, annual producer, open & spreading habit, disease resistant/immune, early maturing.
What has these qualities? That I know of, Golden Russet, Golden Delicious, Spuree Rome
Pros: long hanging, cold hardy, tastes good, can take a few freezes without going mushy, overproduces without thinning and produces substandard apples.
Cons: not a vigorous grower, physiological problems (iron chlorosis) there are better all-around trees for deer, deer aren't picky eaters.
My perfect deer apple: Late hanger, vigorous grower, annual producer, open & spreading habit, disease resistant/immune, early maturing.
What has these qualities? That I know of, Golden Russet, Golden Delicious, Spuree Rome