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Just a quick question for anybody that has ordered from MDC and had them shipped. How long has it taken you to receive your trees? Opted for an April 15 shipping date and was just wondering. Thanks Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk

So in my area of Minnesota I have a lot of bur,pin and northern red oak on my property. All my bur oaks are pretty huge old trees. While checking out the acorn crop today I noticed an oak that caught my eye. (All my bur oaks have basically the same leaf shape, pretty obvious huh) This oak is...

Quick question for everyone. Some of my corn plants have gotten a haircut to my disappointment, ideas on the culprit? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Alright guys and gals. Got a question for you. Last few years I've been noticing my apple trees get a burnt look on my pruning cuts. Started out on a couple of libertys that were accidentally beheaded by a field sprayer. Probably purely coincidental that it started there but...now it seems like...

I just noticed a couple apple trees have some lime green looking leaves and not much growth this year. A couple are 2nd year grafted apples on B118, one is a Stark bros Idared that is 3 years in the ground and a fourth is a 5 year in the ground Honeygold that was a potted 6 footer from a local...

Last year I successfully grafted a number of apple scions on B118 rootstocks. I proceeded to fall plant them in their permanent locations and they seemed like they did well. One of the strange things was that the upper leaves remained attached almost all winter. And we had terrible cold weather...

Been a very active year around here so far with pocket gopher damage. Lost 2 thornless cockspur hawthorns and some 1 year in the ground white oaks. So did a little YouTube research and bought a couple death klutch traps. Set them tonight and checked a hour later and got this guy... Sent from my...

and saw some fresh pocket gopher mounds, but I had to get to work. I came home to this........little bastard took out 2 of my thornless cockspur hawthorns. They were just coming into year 3 of growth , was hoping for a nice jump Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

What are everybody's plans for their GRIN order? Just trying to get some ideas for my second year. Last year was Chestnut crab, Goldrush, Florina, Kerr Now I'm excited for the next round! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

So I've got around 15 or so different apple trees that were planted this fall that were spring grafted onto b118 rootstock, do you guys protect them from sunscald? All my other larger trees are protected...just wondering Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Last Saturday I got up thinking that I had to work and was eating breakfast. Just as I stood up from the kitchen table I look out the window to the north and see a small 8(?) walking near my clover plot. As I contemplate waking my son up/being late to work, I decide to get closer to the window...

A friend of mine who runs a lawn service in St Paul Minnesota dropped off some chestnut seeds that were all over a backyard of one of his customers. Surprised me! When I had looked into chestnuts years ago I was turned off by what zone was suggested for them. I figured they were at best a...

So I'm 2 years into my windbreak planting and the first year I planted hazelnuts,American plums and juneberry bare root plants from the county. This spring I decided to start caging them. Now, I have over 100 plants so it gets kind of costly...but the difference is undeniable. Most of the...

Got an area that I would like to thicken up, it's a corridor between a neighbors woodlot and mine. 3/4 of this corridor I've planted hazelnut, serviceberry and american plum. But at the one end where I've had some planting failures I have boxelder coming up...would you leave this grow or mow em...

With this terrible weather we're having in Minnesota would you guys wait on grafting? Received my roostock from Cummins 3 weeks ago and purchased some more from Red and its been sitting in my unheated garage. The scions are in the fridge and I have some actual time to do it this weekend but...

Hey all! I am looking for a few used tree tubes to try out on some oaks. Just want to give them a try and see how they work. I've heard a lot of mixed thoughts on these but just want to experiment a little. Let me know. Thanks, Jim

So in 2016 I saw that Stark Bros. had some good prices for bareroot apples (late in the season). So I ordered 2 Idareds and 2 Snappymacs. Well one of the Idareds didn't make it come springtime 2017 and I called up Stark. The nice lady on the phone had no problem warranting my tree but asked if I...

So.......well I happened to buy a nice prairie fire crab for my in progress windbreak/tree line. Got it on sale at the local nursery. (couldn't help myself) And planted it last week BUT did not give it my usual treatment (cage and trunk protector). Yesterday while my son and I were walking the...

Hey all, just wanted some opinions on saving/stratifying some red oak acorns for next year....some say to just ziploc and refrigerate. What do you think Also, have some SWO acorns that I was planning on planting this year..good idea??