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5 year old buck +
A Liberty tree that started life in 2004 as an Antovonka seedling. I top worked it over to Liberty in 2014. This is the first year it's produced apples.
An Enterprise tree with the same history as the above tree produced 2 apples this year.
And a Galarina also with the same history is carrying about 7 or 8 apples.
A Florina on B118 has 3 apples this year.
A King David on B118 rootstock is carrying 2 apples high up in the tree.
A Goldrush on B118 also has a couple of apples.
I was all "primed" to try some Eastman Sweet's this year, with the tree carrying about a dozen apples. Then they started to disappear. I blamed coon for the loss and set a "dog-proof" coon trap under the tree. The last two apples disappeared with no coon caught so now I'm thinking maybe squirrels ??? were the thieves. Here's a pic taken before they were stolen from me.
These are Meyer's Royal Limbertwigs starting to "blush up".
I cut open one of the Antonovka seedlings crabapple sized fruit. The seeds are turning dark so I tasted it. I couldn't spit it out fast enough. Astringent, bitter, sour. None of these words come close to the taste of that little apple. Their starting to drop from the tree so I'll see if the deer think their any better tasting than I do.
Finally not an apple but my wild plums are starting to ripen. I dug up several seedlings on my sister-in-laws farm some years ago and they have begun to produce for me. Their a tasty snack as I take my morning walks.
An Enterprise tree with the same history as the above tree produced 2 apples this year.
And a Galarina also with the same history is carrying about 7 or 8 apples.
A Florina on B118 has 3 apples this year.
A King David on B118 rootstock is carrying 2 apples high up in the tree.
A Goldrush on B118 also has a couple of apples.
I was all "primed" to try some Eastman Sweet's this year, with the tree carrying about a dozen apples. Then they started to disappear. I blamed coon for the loss and set a "dog-proof" coon trap under the tree. The last two apples disappeared with no coon caught so now I'm thinking maybe squirrels ??? were the thieves. Here's a pic taken before they were stolen from me.
These are Meyer's Royal Limbertwigs starting to "blush up".
I cut open one of the Antonovka seedlings crabapple sized fruit. The seeds are turning dark so I tasted it. I couldn't spit it out fast enough. Astringent, bitter, sour. None of these words come close to the taste of that little apple. Their starting to drop from the tree so I'll see if the deer think their any better tasting than I do.
Finally not an apple but my wild plums are starting to ripen. I dug up several seedlings on my sister-in-laws farm some years ago and they have begun to produce for me. Their a tasty snack as I take my morning walks.