Crabapple timeline

[sandbur]

Don't see much about mn1734 on here. Good to know. I have one planted... somewhere. But still too young to do much.

Another of my one off trees Harrison cider finally got old enough and has some fruit this year after several years of just a few small clusters. Has a bit of sooty blotch but they are all hanging tight yet. When it looks like a few have fallen I should check them

The ranetka seedlings a couple have all dropped in last couple weeks while several others are still hanging tough. The best of them slow drops from Labor day into mid October

I like those russets. I have a Golden Russet that hasn’t fruited. The center leader broke out of it.

 

[sandbur]

This is the seedling I cal Sweet Dog. I topworked it on a dolgo rootstock in 2020.

The fruit is larger than normal. Probably due to it being a young tree.

 

[KickapooKid#1]

Here is my Franklin cider on b118. Turned out to be a great tree for me. I gave it a little shake and about dozen fell off. Sw Wisconsin

 

[KickapooKid#1]

Here is my Franklin cider on b118. Turned out to be a great tree for me. I gave it a little shake and about dozen fell off. Sw Wisconsin

 

[sandbur]

The fruit on my tree looks similar. I top worked it this spring to another crab, but still have some nurse limbs left.

 

[sandbur]

First drop and first taste of this russet.

Dense flesh with a pear like flavor. I like the two russets I have tried.

 

[sandbur]

Red Baron, Haralred, and Haralson are dropping. They are showing a slow drop.

Sweet Dog is getting tasty and most fruit is still hanging tight.

 

[bigboreblr]

I got that after tree order feeling to order more. MN1734 was on that short list.

Kickapookid,

Whats your impression of that franklin cider for deer? Did you get some apples last year. When do they like to drop? What's the coldest that tree has seen since planted you think? Got one at home zone 5/6. Considering using scion material to topwork some antonovka in zone 3/4. Reaction has been somewhat so-so from various members on this site.

 

[sandbur]

I got that after tree order feeling to order more. MN1734 was on that short list.

Kickapookid,

Whats your impression of that franklin cider for deer? Did you get some apples last year. When do they like to drop? What's the coldest that tree has seen since planted you think? Got one at home zone 5/6. Considering using scion material to topwork some antonovka in zone 3/4. Reaction has been somewhat so-so from various members on this site.

I am not the Kickapoo kid, but my Franklin survived the last two winters. Last winter was mild and snow was deep the winter before, so we haven’t had a real test case winter. I am in zone 4A. Used to be 3b.

 

[bwoods11]

Bucks liking the crabapple trees in Minnesota…

 

[sandbur]

Haralred, Haralson, and Sweet Dog are dropping now. Chestnut crab is about done dropping.

My daughter tasted Sweet Dog and said she rates it as one of her favorites with a kindercrisp.

 

[bigboreblr]

bwoods11,

what is that yellow crab? Looks pretty good.

Got tons n tons of yellow jackets, so yellow fruit might be better at the house here. Had to dust sevin in my siding in two different locations. They were starting a nest in the sding and chewing the plywood up a bit.

 

[bwoods11]

bwoods11,

what is that yellow crab? Looks pretty good.

Got tons n tons of yellow jackets, so yellow fruit might be better at the house here. Had to dust sevin in my siding in two different locations. They were starting a nest in the sding and chewing the plywood up a bit.

It’s part of a CRP tree planting. I planted it so long ago, I don’t remember which variety .

 

[sandbur]

Bucks liking the crabapple trees in Minnesota…View attachment 69358View attachment 69359View attachment 69360View attachment 69361

Have you tasted that crab?

 

[bwoods11]

Once or twice.. From my memory it is either a Sargent, Centennial, Red Splendor or Siberian?

 

[sandbur]

Once or twice.. From my memory it is either a Sargent, Centennial, Red Splendor or Siberian?

If it has fruit hanging now, it is not centennial. They ripen and drop earlier.

If from SWCD, probably a seedling and it looks like a good one!

 

[rocksnstumps]

Bwoods, too big for a Sargent as they are more of a natural dwarf and red splendor is usually also a red fruit along with the pink/red blossoms. My bet would be on a Siberian seedling. If it has white blooms very good chance. I have some Siberians with yellowish fruit myself along with a ranetka or two.

 

[sandbur]

Haralred, Haralson, and Sweet Dog are dropping now. Chestnut crab is about done dropping.

My daughter tasted Sweet Dog and said she rates it as one of her favorites with a kindercrisp.
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Somebody must have been half asleep when posting this. The 20th month of 2024 would be August of 2025. I must have been thinking of next years crop, or just getting old…..

 

[bigboreblr]

Sandbur,

You posted about MN1734. Was tempted to add this to my Saint Lawrence Nursery order. How does that fruit hang onto the tree? This would be up for camp, so more deer than 2 legged critter eating.

Also, I am in the search of a late dropping crabapple that one might consider easier to propogate by birds. The trees I plant at camp all got a ticking timeclock with the loggers runnng them over or cutting them down. Would like a tree that gives future huntersand deer something long after I am gone. Was thinking something closer to bird sized. I can imagine a apple tree or teo has been born from deer "Berries".

 

[sandbur]

Sandbur,

You posted about MN1734. Was tempted to add this to my Saint Lawrence Nursery order. How does that fruit hang onto the tree? This would be up for camp, so more deer than 2 legged critter eating.

Also, I am in the search of a late dropping crabapple that one might consider easier to propogate by birds. The trees I plant at camp all got a ticking timeclock with the loggers runnng them over or cutting them down. Would like a tree that gives future huntersand deer something long after I am gone. Was thinking something closer to bird sized. I can imagine a apple tree or teo has been born from deer "Berries".

This is the first year I had fruit on Mn1734. They were just starting to drop. I like russets.

For a tree that could reseed it self, dolgo rootstock might be a good choice. Better yet, find a decent sized wild crab in your area and graft it.