Recent content by Charles Clear

I bought a scion from somewhere, maybe Cummins, of a perry pear called Butt. Butt pear. I still snicker when I say it. I grafted it onto a wild Callery and it is thriving but has not produced yet. Honestly, I think I only bought it for the name, but will make perry someday when it produces.

I will vouge for turkey creek. Best looking root systems I've seen.

Anty rootstock does just fine at my place. B118 is a pain because they all tend to lean for me. I have to anchor them to straighten them out. I only bought a small 3 tree order from Midwest deer trees. Along with Holy crab, I bought a county line and a yellow belly crab. They haven't been...

Art, you sold me on trying Dolgo as a rootstock and that is why I bought from them originally.

I've never tried the apples yet so I can't comment on taste. Tony is correct it is a stamp set.

I’ve had a few members ask me how my Midwest trees are doing. Holy crab sure looks like a winner. I planted it in 2022. I’ll keep an eye on it to see when they drop, but in the drought I’m in the critters have really been crushing my apples up in the tree before they are ripening.

Believe it or not I tried a product called "sucker punch" on a pear tree I had grafted once. I must say it worked awesome.

I lost my Johanthorp to fireblight this year. Trimmed all my other pears and they seem ok. Time will tell.

I bought 3 persimmons and 2 chestnuts this year. I expected small trees and they were, but that was ok. First time I was unimpressed with the root systems on the persimmons from Bluehill. Wish I took some photos. I hope they make it. Their apple and pear trees have been awesome for me...

I picked up a Golden Russet apple for $18.16 with free shipping. Last apple I needed for my future cider collection. No idea about rootstock, but it said it was a semi dwarf. LOL.

Planted Haralson, freedom, and big deer crab from St. Lawrence nursery. Also planted winter deer pear and sweet advent pear from Blue hill. Grafted 10 Antokova rootstock from blue hill, the rootstock was enormous, almost too big.

I am interested as well. I have 4 Nanking in my yard, I made jelly last year and really enjoyed it. I'd love to get a bush with a bigger cherry like a Carmine jewel or Wowza

Mine is about the size of yours in your picture from 2023. No pears yet for me, but I've been pretty happy with the growth.

The Gurney's ad keeps popping up on my Facebook page. Lucy Glo and Lucy Rose look really awesome!

I am growing something a little similar. It's a late hanging Perry Pear called Butt. LOL I still giggle at the name.