Big Dog - first year

[sandbur]

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.

Big Dog tends to have a heavy crop every other year. Mebbe if I pruned it heavily, it would be more consistent.

This year I took off some lower branches so I could run the riding mower under it. I usually just take off water sprouts that I can easily reach.


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[sandbur]

Big Dog tends to have a heavy crop every other year. Mebbe if I pruned it heavily, it would be more consistent.

This year I took off some lower branches so I could run the riding mower under it. I usually just take off water sprouts that I can easily reach.


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No apples under the old Big Dog, but this doe still likes to hang around.


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[sandbur]

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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The apples on this Big Dog are currently about 3/4 inch in size. I suspect a late drop. This location is slow to wake up in the spring. It is a top work of Big Dog on the wild swamp crab.


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