Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I planted this Big Dog this spring. Don't scold me for not picking the fruit off the first year. I couldn't help myself due to the excitement....
Where did you buy the tree from ? looks great !
It is growing very, very clean for my area. I see almost zero CAR. I also had 3 trees (different cultivars) nearby that had some fireblight, but none on this one.Is it showing any CAR?
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I might add that those apples are the cleanest from bug damage of any I have seen this year.
Nativ ... when did you plant that tree? Amazed at the development of the lateral limbs.
I have noticed that my drop times for some other trees are generally about a month earlier than what is shown on the Blue Hill chart. And like you said, the weather can affect what I would call “typical drop times.”It will be interesting to see what drop time is in your climate. I suspect it will be earlier than for me.
The last week in October and first part of November is typical for me. However, last year we had a severe drought and it started dropping earlier.
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This really excites me! I’ve been talking with Ryan about appropriate trees for my zone. I’m planning on 20+ trees from BH nursery this next spring. Ryan seems like a top notch guy from our conversations.The tree came from Blue Hill Wildlife Nursery. The Big Dog cultivar originally came from Sandbur on this forum. Blue Hill sells them now.
Wow that's crazy , I planted Turning point , Whole Season, Son of cal, Roadkill and a Kerr from Blue Hill LAST spring and still no fruit . Maybe my location (on a slight slope) or soil is Poor ?. I still give them 4 gallons of water once a week , when it doesn't rain or is very hot out.I know it's hard to believe, but I planted that tree this spring. I have two other Blue Hill trees planted this spring that are also fruiting. One is Whole Season Crab, and the other is Primetime Crab.
I've been to Ryan's place and talked to him many times by phone and e-mail. He's all about the trees ...... BIG-TIME. He IS a really good guy!! AND - he's always searching for new, DR, well-proven apple and crab varieties to graft & sell. I pointed Ryan to a couple many-years-proven trees that he'll take scion from to graft. Those are from zone 5 / 6 border, in a cold mountain valley, so I think they'll do well for anyone in those zonal areas. He searches for new proven trees with a number of guys from several states. His nursery impressed me when I visited.This really excites me! I’ve been talking with Ryan about appropriate trees for my zone. I’m planning on 20+ trees from BH nursery this next spring. Ryan seems like a top notch guy from our conversations.
Really this is more the norm but sometimes in transplanting it shocks the trees into a fruiting state. Next year it wouldn’t surprise me if my Big Dogs don’t bloom and are back to a vegetative growth state again for a couple years.Wow that's crazy , I planted Turning point , Whole Season, Son of cal, Roadkill and a Kerr from Blue Hill LAST spring and still no fruit . Maybe my location (on a slight slope) or soil is Poor ?. I still give them 4 gallons of water once a week , when it doesn't rain or is very hot out.