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From an article entitled CHEMICAL FRUIT THINNING OF APPLES C. G. Forshey, Hudson Valley Laboratory, Highland, NY http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/5147/1/FLS-116.pdf FRUIT NUMBERS, FRUIT SIZE, AND YIELD RELATIONSHIPS The crop of an apple tree is the product of 2 factors: the...

I bought fruit trees from Cummins Nursery, Stark Bros. Nursery, and Grandpa's Nursery. I have used them all in the past. I have no complaints with any of the trees. (I have noticed that trees from Cummins are typically smaller, but that is to be expected since they sell out every year so you're...

It is Spring again. If you get frosted blossoms this year, take a look at this video I made a few years back.

Here's my brother's root cellar (next door) that I helped him build. This root cellar was cut into a hill with a tractor w/front-end-loader. It is 8'Wide x 16'Long. Concrete block walls with gravel floor and concrete roof. Roof insulated with rigid foam and then buried with sand.

Last year (2017) seeded a new 1.5 acre orchard (cut from the forest!) with white clover as a cover crop. I noticed that some clover seed came "inoculated" and some not. Inoculated with what, I didn't know. Both were the same price, so I went with inoculated. Good thing I did. Here's what I...

My local conservation office is having their annual tree sale (If you are in Michigan, here it is: http://www.midlandcd.org/). I am interested in planting some crab apple trees. They have available the following grown from seed. Do any of these have long-hanging fruit?

When ever I want to plant new trees or make a foodplot around here I have to clear the forest first. So I have; about 1/2 acre next to my deer orchard. This summer I need to hire an excavator to remove the stumps (up to 24"dia). Removed were Ash, Poplar, Red Maple, Burr Oak, and some Ironwood...

I have about a dozen Honeycrisp trees. Those on M7 or G30 rootstock do not seem to grow as well as those on MM111 or M106 rootstock in my sandy soil, even when they seem to get enough water. Iron chlorosis (the yellowing of the leaves) is more prevalent in the smaller rootstocks. Jap Beetles...

Hi, I'm a new member. I'm a hobby orchardist and enjoy deer hunting. I raise about 50 varieties of apples. I have a youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ProfKSE