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Apparently there are scions available for honeylocust cultivars - you learn something new everyday! I've seen deer eating honeylocust pods around here in the late season. I'm sure they'd prefer the sweeter ones. I'm going to see if I can find some suckers or seedlings to try these out on. Anyone...

Filling out my order of Road Kill and Turning Point at Blue Hill to get to the 4 tree minimum, I saw they had a new cultivar, RubyRush, a cross between Enterprise and Goldrush with strong Cedar Apple Rust resistance. Looks interesting. I assume no one has a fruiting tree yet, but please share...

I grafted a bunch of varieties with scab resistance and some degree of good CAR resistance for wildlife trees. We're surrounded by cedars laden with galls, so CAR resistance is as important as scab resistance. There are a bunch of the usual suspects, but also some more obscure ones with very...

I need to plant some apple bench grafts in pots as we'll be moving during the growing season. Any recommendations for dimensions? This seems like a good source - https://stuewe.com/product-category/treepots-trays/

As scion exchange season approaches, I'm curious how concerned folks are about apple mosaic virus and other diseases. Given I have a bunch of 'frankentrees' with over 50 varieties on individual trees, it seems I don't have much to worry about at this point. I do think I'll graft in some more...

As I'm sure many of you have, I've tried numerous different ways of tagging grafts. First year, I wired tags on too tight, and girdled a bunch of grafts. Second year, I put them on too loose, and many tags blew off. I tried nailing on handwritten aluminum tags, but the wind would eventually open...

I'm ordering up some rootstocks to plant out and eventually top work, and want to plant out rootstocks that have good, reliable fruit themselves (for wildlife) in case I don't get around to top working, or there are issues with the grafts. I have a bunch of Dolgo ordered up. For pears, does...

I've used Mancozeb in the past for Cedar Apple Rust, but was bothered by its 66 day PHI and watery peanut butter consistency, which makes a wicked mess. Decided to try Immunox (myclobutanil) and am happy to report it did a great job with CAR (and scab). Last two sprays (post bloom) I've done...

Anyone use a Petra fogger on fruit trees? Wondering if I should get one of those, or keep on chugging along with my Field King.

FYI, there's an article on giant Miscanthus in the April 2021 issue of Deer and Deer Hunting. Definitely looks like a great option for full sun screening. I will be planting some Thundercloud switchgrass, which they say can get up to 8 feet. I got the plugs the other day and potted them up so I...

Anyone making corned venison for St. Patrick's Day? I've got mine soaking in the back of the fridge. My brother started making it and gives it rave reviews. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out! https://honest-food.net/corned-venison-recipe/

My understanding is that Remington sold its ammo business to Federal, and Federal will be producing the 20 gauge AccuTips in 2021. Are they producing it and getting it to dealers yet? I'm looking forward to identifying the preferred ammo for my Savage 220, hopefully sometime before the 2021 slug...