sandbur
5 year old buck +
I wanted to share my notes from last year on drop times. This might aid in your decision of which trees to plant for early bow season versus later season.
These notes are from the USDA zone 3-4 junction.
Last year, chestnut crab started dropping on Sept. 5. It drops most fruit over a 3 week period, but a few crabs may persist into winter. It is currently dropping now.
Buckman Crab started to drop on 10-16-2019. It drops well into March for me and I view it as a good winter survival food for the deer. I don’t have any fruit on it this year as it usually produces every other year. I also cut most of last year’s growth( where this year’s fruit Spurs would be) for scion.
My notes say Big Dog was dropping on 10-20-2019. It also drops well into winter spring and I consider it a good winter survival food.
Chestnut crab is my favorite apple for eating. I can eat some Buckman crabs, but it would probably be best in a cider blend.
Big Dog is very hard and I just leave it for the deer.
In my climate, all three trees and most of my apples are every other year producers. My Kerr have produced 2/3 years or 3/4 before resting.
I have younger Big Dogs scattered around the farm that are producing this year, while the mother tree rests.
Lots of pruning and care could probably produce fruit every year on all three varieties...if no late frosts.
Sorry about the long winded post.
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These notes are from the USDA zone 3-4 junction.
Last year, chestnut crab started dropping on Sept. 5. It drops most fruit over a 3 week period, but a few crabs may persist into winter. It is currently dropping now.
Buckman Crab started to drop on 10-16-2019. It drops well into March for me and I view it as a good winter survival food for the deer. I don’t have any fruit on it this year as it usually produces every other year. I also cut most of last year’s growth( where this year’s fruit Spurs would be) for scion.
My notes say Big Dog was dropping on 10-20-2019. It also drops well into winter spring and I consider it a good winter survival food.
Chestnut crab is my favorite apple for eating. I can eat some Buckman crabs, but it would probably be best in a cider blend.
Big Dog is very hard and I just leave it for the deer.
In my climate, all three trees and most of my apples are every other year producers. My Kerr have produced 2/3 years or 3/4 before resting.
I have younger Big Dogs scattered around the farm that are producing this year, while the mother tree rests.
Lots of pruning and care could probably produce fruit every year on all three varieties...if no late frosts.
Sorry about the long winded post.
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I have emailed Ryan throughout the summer with questions and he always replied with a lengthy response, this is in part why I am partial to Ryan's trees. I work 2nd shift and talked my boss into doing a joint order to save on shipping. He wanted 6 trees and I wanted 10, he was going to put in our order this morning at 6am when he got to work but he had the same things happening to him. Put trees in the cart and went to pay and none of the trees were still in his cart. Frustrated to say the least to be honest. Ryan has good trees, a great reputation and outstanding customer service that in this business that is 2nd to none I have ever dealt with. Ryan isn't selfish like most nurseries, he even advised me to buy some Persimmon seedlings along with Full Draw and Deer Luscious Persimmons then graft those to the seedlings instead of trying to sell me all of the $42 Persimmon's. 
