I'm only dealing with hundreds of trees not thousands like you so maybe you have the method perfected I just know that anytime I take off more than 25% of a tree it has hurt the tree. I could show you where I did that. They are stunted. And several had died the following year. Of Course there's...
Yes you are correct there are Parts on the property where the trees grow really well and there are Parts on the property where they don't grow at all To open. They definitely need some protection. I had a Honeycrisp survive that 48 below temp. That was on Siberian rootstock. We get a lot of snow...
I know a lot of people say to head the tree I've had mixed results doing that several times that either stunted the tree or killed it it has worked a few other times for me but definitely not 100%
First thing you need to do is put a fence around that tree that's the number one where it's going to die also you need to put a tree trunk guard animals eat them like crazy
Where are you growing all of these crab apples I had a lot of my trees winter kill last year I'm up in northern Minnesota I might have to plant more crabapple trees I think they are more Hardy. My Whitney crabapple had severe winter damage so I'd stay away from that one in Zone 3 was a five year...
Hey this is my first post my name is Kweb. I have an apple orchard in northern Minnesota Zone 3B last year it got down to minus 48 below zero and killed many of my apple trees some of them are Zone 2 and 3 trees. I'm looking for Norkent apple scion. Also any other apples that would do good in...