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I have a Chestnut Crab on P18 planted in 2019 that's been an absolute rockstar grower. Out of ~200 fruit trees it's in the top 3 if not the best for growth rate right up there with my WC Droptine and 30-06. Today it's probably an 18' tree, strout and well branched. I've pruned it for shape and...

My fruit tree graft garden has a large flush of young ragweed growing up in it. I have some Stinger Herbicide I intended to use for Sugar Beets, but noticed it is labeled for Apple trees. However, it states "only use on well established trees 1 year or older". Is this safe to use on my...

I am grafting a couple hundred apple, pear and persimmons this spring. Is there a pre-emergent herbicide I can use in the garden I'll be planting all these freshly grafted trees into? I used Preen before when I had lesser trees, but it wasn't very effective.

Has anyone had experience with the forage wheat from Eagle Seeds? From what I gather it is taller, leafier, and tillers more than grain varieties. I removed some plot space with CRP enrollment and after this season and now find myself needing to maximize production with the space I have left...

For those that have this pear, what are you experiencing for fruit size? A few years ago, a young hybrid pear was a little too close to a switch grass burn and top killed. It sent up new sprouts about 18" high on the trunk , which I thought was above the graft, so I pruned to one leader and...

Last spring, against my better judgement, I purchased a Kieffer Pear from TSC. Stuck it in a tree tube, it lived up to expectations by not leafing out, and I ignored it the rest of the year. A few weeks ago I went to replace the tree and noticed some leaves popping above the graft, so I left...

I have 2 apples where the bark on trunk is turning black. One is a 4th leaf Liberty from a nursery, the other is a 3rd leaf Wolf River I grafted myself. It definitely seems to be impacting growth. What is it and can it be treated? The Liberty has started to throw branches below the affected...

Since the 2021 thread was resurrected, I think it's time to start my favorite thread of the year. What I'm looking for (1-2 sticks of each is sufficient): Yates Apple Olympic or Korean Giant Asian Pear Meader Persimmon Have limited quantities to share of: NWC 30-06 NWC Droptine NWC Ten Point...

I had a big box store Kieffer pear top kill a couple years ago. The root stock grew back, it split into 2 leaders, both are about 5' total height and about the diameter of a finger. I t-budded both leaders this past summer at about 3.5' height and appears just one took. Where do I prune this...

Just wanted to share the crimper I built this spring by welding 1.5" angle iron onto a lawn roller. Got to put it to use last night for the first time, seems to work very well!

I've got many crabapples going into their 4th growing season in 5' tall x 4' diameter cages. Trees are mostly 8-10' tall now and I've pruned so that the lowest scaffolds are 4.5-5' up. At this point, would I be safe to remove the large cage and replace with a smaller say 4' tall x 1' diameter...

Wondering if you guys could help me with some apple drop times on variety's I have grafted up. Many varieties I've been able to figure out from this site and others. While I can find ripening dates on them all, I know that doesn't always translate into drop time. I'm zone 6a/5b. Looking for...

I received 2 Franklin's from Stark a couple weeks ago that I purchased on sale. They both have leafed out now, but one has red leaves and one has green. Obviously, one is not a Franklim, but which one? I suspect the red leaf tree is just a grown out B118 rootstock, which they are on, but want...

I've started looking at alternate plans for Scion Wood this year just incase GRIN doesn't come through. I've found some sources that are in the $4-5 range for 8-12" sticks. How many grafts should I get per stick? I was thinking 2-3, in which case I'll have more money into scions than I do...

I have 100 MM-111 on order for spring and a portion of my scions are coming from GRIN. One variety is Williams Pride, which GRIN notes "Not recommended on MM- 111 rootstock or under high nitrogen fertilization". Any ideas why? I see Cummins offers it on MM-111. Are there other problems you...

Has anyone ever grown out rootstocks to see what they produce? I have some B118, M111, and OHxF97 with failed grafts, wondering if they'll produce something deer will like if I just let them go? Otherwise I'll regraft or turn into stool beds.

Grafted 20 rootstock on St Patricks day, put them in a bucket with soil and stuck them in a basement closet that has no light and stays low 60s temp wise. About 10 days later I noticed buds swelling on a couple so I moved them to the garage which is considerably colder but gets a small amount...

What one apple type would you plant specifically by your tree stand for primarily the rut? I'm fairly new to the fruit tree game, planted 17 trees last year, 10 trees on order this year plus 20 rootstocks and scions from GRIN. Everything is planted bordering destination food, but I have room...

Last year I purchased 25 pear rootstocks and attempted bench grafting with scion wood I had collected and some I received from a member here. 0% success rate. I read what I could online, but what seemed to lack from most resources was the timing of when to do everything. Anyone care to walk...

Planted a Keiffer pear from Lowe's spring of 2016. Last year it didn't put on any new growth but I figured that was normal being it's first year in the ground. I lightly pruned this winter for shape and expected it to really take off this year. It leafed out this spring with lots of deep...