Recent content by Benja

I’d like to trade for a few apple and persimmon scions. Scions I'm looking for: Asian Persimmon (diospyros kaki) and American Persimmons scion for human consumption. Apples Galarina Florina Frostbite Zestar Pink Lady Snowsweet Williams Pride Scions I have: Apple Arkansas Black Black Oxford...

So the little brown 'worms' will expand into catkins next spring? They are the winter precursors to the spring male pollination parts?

Similar to what ruskbucks said, I was out doing work on my little tree park and noticed these things hanging from many branches. I'd describe them them as old, hard catkins, but I would also like to know what they are actually called and what is their role? Mine are young hazelnut trees and this...

Don't give up hope! You'll probably still get an apple crop. This spring has been an educational experience here on the border region between zones 5a and 6b. We experienced a final frost during peak bloom for apples and 90% petal fall for pears on April 25. I hung an indoor thermometer in the...

On the drive to work I noticed that all vegetation near the guardrails were turning yellow and wilting because had been recently sprayed with herbicide. That's what came to mind when I saw the road in the background of your photo. Is there any possibility that herbicide spray drifted over from...

Okatsune 103 and A. M. Leonard Traditional Bypass Pruners are my picks.

Yes, it wipes off after a vigorous bit of scrubbing. I'll keep a close watch on this tree through the summer to see if continues in good health. Maybe I'll douse it with an extra round of fungicide.

I noticed this short black fuzz on the branches of a ~6 year old Contender peach tree in my home orchard yesterday. It covers most branches on this tree, with two primary exceptions - last year's growth and the rough bark on trunk of the tree. Several internet searches and a bunch of articles...

Wish I had read this before using my new Silky last month. With my left hand I was holding a main branch while cutting a 1" diameter side branch. The cut completed halfway through a final downswing motion, then nipped the pinkie on my left hand and cut halfway through the pinkie tip. It bled...

I have a growing number of young sapling persimmons for wildlife. I also planted several near my house and inside the fenced orchard area which I intend to graft to Asian varieties. I'm barely 2 miles inside the strange 5b zone in central Ohio and I disagree with the USDA's classification of...

Thank you, Lucky P, for the additional tips. I will treat persimmons like the learning experience apples were, which is to try different methods while learning to be more precise and exact.

Thank you for that answer. Someday I hope to be experienced enough to know how to match grafting method to the species, rootstock and scion on hand. Do you have any experience grafting asian persimmon scion onto American rootstock? Thanks, ~benjamin

Jack, I have a question about grafting persimmons and thought of you. I believe this is the most appropriate thread to ask it in, but I was about 1 click away from starting a new one. This is the question: Can I use whip-n-tongue grafts on a young seedling American persimmon? I noticed that you...

Scions I'm looking for: Asian Persimmon (diospyros kaki) scion for human use. Apple -Galarina -Red Gravenstein -Liberty -Melrose -Snowsweet Scions I have: Apple Arkansas Black Black Oxford Crimson Crisp Enterprise Fuji Gala Ginger Gold Golden Russet Honeycrisp Pristine Winecrisp Peach...

Thanks for your replies. I'll watch closely for acorns in the coming years.