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My oldest pears are only 4-5 years old. Two Collette's and a Bartlett. Those trees "should" be fruiting soon, hopefully this year. However, they are next to a beaver pond, obviously pretty low lying. I will watch them this year to see if they bloom and/or fruit. They are still young enough that...

Unfortunately, no. These are all trees bought through our local county conservation district tree sale.

I have several apples in the vicinity. There's a Red Delicious, Gala, and Fuji all within 15 yards, and probably a dozen apple or crabapples trees within 200 yards. The Red Delicious is less than half the size of the Granny Smith, but has produced for 2 years already.

Are Granny Smith's slow to bear fruit? I have one at our house and another planted at my in-laws about 8 miles away. Both trees planted in 2020 I believe. They are great looking trees, probably around 10-12' tall. But neither have fruited yet.

I wish I would have seen this thread three years ago when I first began planting pears! I have roughly 10 pears (out of 18 total) that I would consider in lower lying areas. Maybe not the lowest around but definitely close by. They are all young and have not fruited yet. I will keep an eye on...

I ordered so long ago that I forgot what I bought! Had to look it up. From Blue Hill: - Turning Point crab x2 - Kerr x1 - Sweet Advent pear x2 - Keiffer pear x1 - Chesnut crab x1 - Priscilla apple x1 - Marble Hill pear x1 - Big Dog crab x1 - Buckman crab x1 From Whitetail Crabs - Droptine crab...

My trees are still pretty young so my contributions to this are limited. Zone 4B now 5a. Heavy clay soils. October - Liberty November - tough to beat Droptine and Enterprise. Both are producing a decent amount in year 4. Could also add Arkansas Black here. December - my focus going forward...

I’m still 3-4 years away from contributing to this thread. Planted my first pears in 2020 - those 3 have finally added decent growth and will maybe push out a few fruit in 2024. Second batch was planted in 2022 - 2 Korean Giants from Blue Hill. Not much growth so far but healthy looking trees...

My latest find. Sits at a gas station in a local town. Knew about it for a while but never paid much attention to its characteristics. Drove by recently and saw that it’s still a good amount of fruit. I present the Admiral Crab (it’s at an Admiral gas station, original I know). Lots of...

That could be a fun topic.

I’ve spent well over $1000 on fruit trees the last few years. I’m not getting any younger and I want these producing as quickly as possible. Buying the biggest sizes I can. Probably close to 50 at camp alone and another dozen at home. I’m excited to see how they do. My heavy clay soils seem to...

I have 15 rootstocks from Blue Hill coming in the spring. I also have a dozen or so root suckers from wild trees at deer camp that I plan to dig up and graft onto. Since I am new to grafting, I had initially planned to graft then plant in my garden the first year so I can baby them. Then...

New to grafting. What root maker pots do you use?

What is your planting method for the seeds?

I have this crab growing in my home property. I’m going to attempt grafting it for the first time next spring. Would love a dozen of these trees at the hunting property.