White Oak
5 year old buck +
I live in Virginia zone 7 , and first started my Treeplot in 2020 with Crabapples from Whitetail Crabs (PA) , 2 Keiffers pears and a Moonglow from Lowes (source unknown) Dr Deer Pears from Walmart/Chestnut Hill (Florida) Native Nurseries Wild Deer Pears (MS) . In 2021 I Added Crabs from Blue Hill (Pa) and Tractor supply Callaway crabs (source unknown)
In my observation my pears started to bud out a little 4-5 days ago....with the NN (Ms) trees are the farthest along and the Dr Deer pears (FL) just behind. We've had an unusually warm winter this year and trees usually don't bud out until 3- 4 weeks from now in March. I noticed last year the pears budded out early and got hit with frost...I'm afraid it'll happen again this year as well
My question is....do pears in general bud out sooner than Crabapples ? . Or is this happening because the pears come from a source in a more southern climate than where I'm located ?. I wanted to get some pear trees from The Wildlife group in Alabama.....BUT I'm assuming they will bud out early as well. I'm thinking I might be better off sticking with Crabapples from Blue Hill or Whitetail Crabs in PA as they apparently bud out later or are just more hardy.
Thanks for any opinions .....I do have 2 Rutrage pears coming from Whitetail Crabs this spring....I guess next year I'll be able to gauge if a Northern grown pear buds out the same time as my southern pears....
In my observation my pears started to bud out a little 4-5 days ago....with the NN (Ms) trees are the farthest along and the Dr Deer pears (FL) just behind. We've had an unusually warm winter this year and trees usually don't bud out until 3- 4 weeks from now in March. I noticed last year the pears budded out early and got hit with frost...I'm afraid it'll happen again this year as well
My question is....do pears in general bud out sooner than Crabapples ? . Or is this happening because the pears come from a source in a more southern climate than where I'm located ?. I wanted to get some pear trees from The Wildlife group in Alabama.....BUT I'm assuming they will bud out early as well. I'm thinking I might be better off sticking with Crabapples from Blue Hill or Whitetail Crabs in PA as they apparently bud out later or are just more hardy.
Thanks for any opinions .....I do have 2 Rutrage pears coming from Whitetail Crabs this spring....I guess next year I'll be able to gauge if a Northern grown pear buds out the same time as my southern pears....