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5 year old buck +
I have a couple of questions for the forum. I'm just getting into fruit trees at my own farm; I started at my in-laws' with apples that I loved to eat the most: pink lady. Man I love those things. Yes there are some deer around that place, but they were more for me to eat. After they were in the ground, I found out that they are not disease resistant at all, in fact quite the opposite. I mixed in a couple of other trees as well (pecan & pear), and not shockingly, the pear (moonglow and another) is the only one that has grown well at all.
I am wanting to continue to add trees, but would like to focus on more rigorous growers with disease resistance. This spring I planted the high resistance package from Stark Bros (freedom, liberty, jonafree, macafree) at my own farm.
I've read that crabapples can be a huge part of a fruit tree program with the added benefit of pollinating apple trees. I've also read that pears are generally more disease resistant and require less work than apples. So...
My questions are:
1. What are the best crabapples for deer/wildlife? THE best?
2. What is the cornerstone of your fruit tree program? Should I really be focusing on pears more than apples?
I am wanting to continue to add trees, but would like to focus on more rigorous growers with disease resistance. This spring I planted the high resistance package from Stark Bros (freedom, liberty, jonafree, macafree) at my own farm.
I've read that crabapples can be a huge part of a fruit tree program with the added benefit of pollinating apple trees. I've also read that pears are generally more disease resistant and require less work than apples. So...
My questions are:
1. What are the best crabapples for deer/wildlife? THE best?
2. What is the cornerstone of your fruit tree program? Should I really be focusing on pears more than apples?