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Something I see reading back through a few years on, some guys didn't recommend any crabs because I stated "apples". In my mind "apples" means anything that has "apples" in the description. Crabapples, applecrabs, apples. Never meant to just ask about "apples".

I'll be putting another 12 rootstock in this year. Haven't decided yet if I'll graft this year or wait a year. The past 2 years have been very heavy snows, so I think i want to concentrate on late holding varieties to help the deer get through. What are your favorite "winter" varieties?

My son is stationed at Lewis - McChord. We went out last summer and the highlight for us was Rainier. Didn't go downtown.

When I bring mine out, they go under my maples trees for filtered light for a few weeks.

I start mine in pots around the end of February in my basement. Otherwise I'd have to wait until after mud season, which is usually into May around here. 😆

I've been using average household fridges for close to 30 years and never had a problem with acorns or chestnuts (other than moisture with the chestnuts).

I believe freezing actually suspends the stratification process.

Ok. I'll just leave them in the fridge then.

I have a good 100 or so hazelnuts that I hope to start in pots in a couple of weeks. They've been in the fridge since fall, so should be stratified. How critical is it that the shells crack open, if at all? So far, I don't see any that have opened. I was going to start them in the same deep...

No burning here. I've got too much invested into my tree plantings, not to mention structures, to dick around with it.

Nice

This one. Looks oaky to me.

No, the right corner tree in the pot.

What do you have there in the far right corner?

Its 2 here now. I've seen -17 so far this year. Too much snow for my bad knee to go check on trees. Going through withdrawals not checking on my babies!