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I noticed today that the persimmon seeds that I ordered from England's and have stored in my refrigerator since Fall are showing signs of mold. Would love your advice on how to proceed.

Perfect, that’s a huge help...thanks!

I love this idea...anybody got a picture of this setup and some instruction on how to hang the tube?

With the caveat that this link isn't likely to be a permanent link, here's Century Farm's current inventory: https://www.centuryfarmorchards.com/pdf/inventory15-16.pdf

Their facebook post indicates that "trees will show in stock on September 1st"

I've had so many problems with bears that I had to protect the ones in our food plots with electric fences. That was an un-economic spend! I decided to not protect the trees around our cabin...here's a snap from earlier in the summer where the bear is looking over a tree it had attacked just...

Interesting...I didn't know that. I guess I can still graft to 'seedling' rootstock and just have modest expectations as to the final tree size?

I'm placing an order for what I hope/believe to be some rock solid DR crabapple varieties for birds, not deer, that will also double as beautiful flowering trees at my home. I'm planning to put these on 'seedling' or 'standard' rootstock so that eventually I'll have very large trees...anybody...

This chart: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PgcwPRCaWmA/UUv9QEx7mKI/AAAAAAAAFbk/is1Fwtie5dA/s1600/Asian+Pear+Pollination+Chart+01.jpg Which goes with this article: http://www.organically.us/p/pears.html Suggests that early blooming European pears can pollinate Asian pears.

I planted most of my trees in 2014. That year Cummins had a number for the crabapple varieties that I wanted so, among others, I got my Wickson from them. But, for example, I got a Blacktwig on m.111 from Century Farms that year and it's been en fuego!

Thumbs up for David at Century Farms. He's a quality provider if he has the varieties you want. I planted a mix of m111 and b.118 several years ago in Zone 7 clay soil. Both have thrived and I see no difference in the performance of the rootstocks so far.

I had them bad a couple of years ago and posted on this forum for a solution. One reader suggested 12 gauge shotgun blasts with a full choke directly at their nests you'll see in the trees surrounding your orchards. This blows a hole in their nest and the local bird population does the rest of...

Wow, how old were the Callery roots?

I had a similar problem recently and I used: Stakes: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJWCI30/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Webbing to tie off: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LBJLMO6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It’s grafting wax: http://www.growersupply.com/graftingwax1lb.html I melted it in a double boiler and dipped the grafts to seal them while they healed.