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How old is that tree? 15 years? Just curious, we planted some at my Club during Covid, we call them the Covid crabs but they are a mix of Morse crabs.

I have a droptine in my front yard, it’s a bit smaller/younger than your tree but it’s still got fruit hanging on 12/14/25. NE lower Michigan.

5b about 3 miles north of the 45th parallel but it’s only a mile from Lake Huron, the big lake keeps it warm I bet.

Sweet at first then tart

Stopped in at my local fur harvester trading post today and when I came out I noticed this crab/apple-crab on the edge of the parking lot. Fruit was starting to get soft, had decent flavor still. What does the brain trust here think it is?

I’ve got it caged so it’s growing really well but it appears the lower branches growing outside the cage are getting nipped a bit. I don’t think they would eat it to the ground but they do taste test it.

I agree with black chokeberry, I’ve had some luck with it in lowlands but also in the uplands. Another transition low to high shrub that has done really well for me here in NE lower Michigan has been ninebark.

Apples like rocky soil. It used to be a thing to throw a rock in the hole when planting an apple tree to help the roots anchor I suppose. But remember the root system below ground is the engine that drives what is above ground so if your trees have difficulty rooting extensively or deeply they...

Be careful with cardboard though, mice like to build under anything that provides them a roof.

Yes an English Setter

I was cleaning gutters last week and took a picture of my backyard crab from the roof. This is an ornamental I think, Oriental or Japanese crab. It sits on the edge of my septic field, it was here when I bought the house, ruffed grouse eat the fruit throughout the Winter and rabbits risk their...

Here is all that’s remaining on this one. One lateral branch , the rest were broken/ damaged. I figured I would get aggressive and prune the broken material off and see what shows up next year and start training a new leader.

At the nursery nearby last weekend (May 17) the Northern Spy apples seemed to be the latest to wake up variety in their inventory. With a last frost threat date of May 31 in my area I think they have a good chance of producing annually.

I just lost my Washington hawthorn to an ice storm this week 🤬 It was 7 years old and just started to produce fruit last year. My neighbor has an older tree and I see grouse in it every winter. I have a Japanese crab or oriental crab in my backyard and have grouse in it every Winter as well...

A little late to your update with my comment here LOL, Your project looks great! Coming along very nicely much like the alder I cut years ago. Anyway, the residual trees left over are for singing and hunting perches for the male golden winged warblers. The hens nest on the ground in your thick...

Turnbull keeps record of serial numbers they work on, give them a call and ask if it's their work. Nice rifle.

They are a vinyl type fiber reinforced material, they have a memory and wrap themselves around the tree with little hassle. Should expand as tree grows. You have to check them periodically as a few have either blown off( not likely) or porcupines pull them off. I have used them for about 5 years...

I have used these tubes with great success. Combitube But eventually you will need to cage the tree because deer just give them a haircut as it emerges from the tube. Today, I have moved away from tubes and simply wrap the tree and cage it from the start. These wraps are economical and seem...

This is the tag I use too. I use a golf tee to write on them, they do get chewed on occasionally, porcupines I think, maybe coons??? I attach them to the cage, not sure how I will attach to the tree when fence is removed but I like the insulated copper wire idea.

Not worth it in my opinion. You only have room for another 10 trees you say, just buy time, the cost is relatively low, nursery trees will jump your orchard ahead years over waiting for grafted samples to catch up.