Dolgo crabapple

[Black Swamp]

where is a good place to get 30 dolgos?

 

[yoderjac]

Dolgo are somewhat more true to seed than most apples so I grew some from seed. I also ordered scions from GRIN. This should ensure exact dolgo characteristics on a full sized tree and speed time to fruit.

Thanks,

Jack

 

[Black Swamp]

Anyone have a good source?

 

[Lot2Learn]

I've never used them myself, but I believe someone on this forum has positively mentioned Chief River before. These seedlings (not grafted) are relatively inexpensive and thus might fit the bill: https://www.chiefrivernursery.com/store/Dolgo-Crabapple-Seedlings.html

Another place to try for Dolgo seedlings might be Willis: https://www.willisorchards.com/product/dolgo-crabapple-tree#.WJ9osBIrLJw

If you're more interested in grafted Dolgo, I'm sure you could get plenty of scions from forum members and graft them inexpensively yourself.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

I ordered a couple dozen dolgo seedlings from chief river nursery a month ago. I've never purchased from them before, but they seemed pretty affordable so it was worth a shot

 

[JERRED GRACEY]

I ordered some from Willis orchard a few years back. I'm happy with them

 

[bwoods11]

Lincoln Oakes Nursery in ND sells Dolgo seedlings.... 25 for around $70

 

[Powder]

^^^Do they sell to individuals? When I was looking at their site it says it's wholesale only to conservation districts and nurseries.

 

[Diesel5610]

Never ordered Dolgo's from Chief River but have been happy with everything else I have ordered from them. I would be comfortable ordering from them.

I bought my Dolgo's from Hallman Farms but they are 4-5' trees and would be pretty expensive for 30 trees. They are nice trees and are doing well.

 

[Turkey Creek]

You will definitely have some variability in seedling Dolgo, not saying that is a bad thing, just saying you will. I normally have grafted Dolgo but I am sold out for this spring.

 

[Apple Junkie]

Looks like Burnt Ridge Nursery still has some available too. Good luck. http://www.burntridgenursery.com/searchprods.asp

 

[sandbur]

I am happy with dolgo seedlings for wildlife and for rootstock.

There is more variability than most expect, which is good for wildlife purposes.

 

[Powder]

Are dolgo's self fertile?

 

[Lot2Learn]

OrangePippenTrees.com says that they are, but I'll bet mixing in other early blooming apple/crabapple trees would help the fruit set: https://www.orangepippintrees.com/trees/crab-apple-trees/malus-pink-glow-dolgo

 

[Jhoss]

I am sorry to side-track this thread but I saw Willis Orchard mentioned. I bought from them in 2010. This is American Crab from Willis 2010. The fruit load was great. I ended up support bracing branches with long forked sticks rather than thinning as I feared the branches would break. But no broken branches. Tree bare-all-dropped by Mid-December. 2 pics, bloom and ripe-fruit.

 

[sandbur]

Dolgo seedling still holding apples. Notice the thick limbs as compared to next post.


Maya, I know this tree needs some pruning and It got a little!

 

[sandbur]

Here is a dolgo seedling planted at the same time and from the same order. Notice the finer limb structure.


I decided to not prune this tree and convert it to a bigger crab this spring.

 

[sandbur]

this is from the same dolgo planting and I added a bigger crab to it in spring 2015.

 

[Powder]

So you're saying they are both Dolgo but that is the variation due to planting from seed rather than grafting? Were the original seeds from the same tree?

 

[sandbur]

These trees were from a bundle of 25 seedlings from the SWCD office.