Recent content by Pine Lake

Their siberian crabs are approx 20-25 feet tall. They are in a faily rough spot, on the wetter side in spring, open to the prevailing north wind all winter, covered to the south. I'm surprised they've survived just fine, albeit maybe a bit shorter than their max potential. Most of the apples...

My apples are either on siberian crab or ranetka rootstock. I have a few planted with grafts above the soil line that did fine, however they had about 3ft of snow cover to insulate them. I haven't tried either of those apples as of yet. I have a rosybloom gladiator, red wonder, prairie...

Siberian crabapple with fruit around 1/2" - or most ornamental crabapples if you want a specific look will provide fruit attractive to grouse. My parent's have a pair of siberian crabapple on the edge of the yard, and throughout my childhood grouse would set up shop in those trees during the...

Zone 3a, Manitoba

I decided to make an account to support the sentiment regarding planting graft unions below soil line when dealing with full sized rootstock or cold zones. This is exactly how it works for many varieties planted in cold Canadian locations Z2, Z3. Dr. Ieuan Evans outlines the practice, and...