Crabapple timeline

[sandbur]

This is what I call farmstead plums. They are ripe and dropping. They don’t sucker as much as wild plum rootstock and the plum is tastier.

They were in the yard of this farm when we bought and we’re also on my Grandfather’s farm in the late 50’s to early 60’s. Can anyone ID variety?

My grandparents talked about Gurneys and my Grandma may have planted these.


I stomped some plums and bur acorns in a couple of strips in two different staging areas.

Question.., if almost at age 71 and still planting acorns and plums, is it called Optimism or Senility?

;)

 

[sandbur]

Here are the two staging areas. One is a finger of a corn plot that we are going to give up and add to the area behind. The ground is packed from having to back in when working it. Browsed heavily. I scattered some switch in it. Now added a strip of acorns and plum seeds.

Yup there are apple trees back there and plum trees to the side.

 

[sandbur]

I went to the Outback trees and took a few pictures. Noran is ripe and starting to drop.

 

[sandbur]

This one of Charlie Morse’s Bunches Crab. Most have smaller crabs. I am not impressed but have seen grouse in this tree.

 

[sandbur]

Linda Sweet has a few branches loaded with fruit but there are not ripe.

 

[rocksnstumps]

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This is what I call farmstead plums. They are ripe and dropping. They don’t sucker as much as wild plum rootstock and the plum is tastier.

They were in the yard of this farm when we bought and we’re also on my Grandfather’s farm in the late 50’s to early 60’s. Can anyone ID variety?

My grandparents talked about Gurneys and my Grandma may have planted these.


I stomped some plums and bur acorns in a couple of strips in two different staging areas.

Question.., if almost at age 71 and still planting acorns and plums, is it called Optimism or Senility?

;)

Warren Buffett and Clint Eastwood say you got another 25 yrs almost anyway to go out and give'er. Although I believe Buffett just punched his I'm retired tag this yr at 94.

 

[bigboreblr]

When your too old too walk way in the back and hunt, you shoot them on the porch and drag them back with the side by side. Just just to work smarter........

Family interested in homestead? Always plant them for the kids. Pretty why I plant trees outside of my home. NExt young bucks at camp can put their treestands near em. Even the one parcel I don't hunt from too much poacher activity gets a few trees. In a few years that old guy might be in florida and not hunting there.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

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This is what I call farmstead plums. They are ripe and dropping. They don’t sucker as much as wild plum rootstock and the plum is tastier.

They were in the yard of this farm when we bought and we’re also on my Grandfather’s farm in the late 50’s to early 60’s. Can anyone ID variety?

My grandparents talked about Gurneys and my Grandma may have planted these.


I stomped some plums and bur acorns in a couple of strips in two different staging areas.

Question.., if almost at age 71 and still planting acorns and plums, is it called Optimism or Senility?

;)

Optimism, Bur. I'm not too far behind you, and I'm still plantin'!! Good looking apples & crabs in those pics.

I'm a believer in planting for the future, so the next generation can enjoy what we plant. Eating any of the fruit, hunting near them, or using our plantings for cover is all good in my book. Some of the things we planted 25 - 28 years ago have been producing and providing cover for all sorts of critters. All good.

You and Stu are the ones who got me / our camp started into crab apple trees. Glad I got on this forum (and another forum) to read what you 2 had going on with crab apples. Crabs are winners at our camp! Thanks for sharing your ideas & info.

 

[sandbur]

When your too old too walk way in the back and hunt, you shoot them on the porch and drag them back with the side by side. Just just to work smarter........

Family interested in homestead? Always plant them for the kids. Pretty why I plant trees outside of my home. NExt young bucks at camp can put their treestands near em. Even the one parcel I don't hunt from too much poacher activity gets a few trees. In a few years that old guy might be in florida and not hunting there.

I have a box stand for two people with heat. I need to walk across the yard and through a very short windbreak to get to it.
My highest scoring buck was killed there. Several tens and 8 pointers as well, through the years. Two NT.

 

[sandbur]

Optimism, Bur. I'm not too far behind you, and I'm still plantin'!! Good looking apples & crabs in those pics.

I'm a believer in planting for the future, so the next generation can enjoy what we plant. Eating any of the fruit, hunting near them, or using our plantings for cover is all good in my book. Some of the things we planted 25 - 28 years ago have been producing and providing cover for all sorts of critters. All good.

You and Stu are the ones who got me / our camp started into crab apple trees. Glad I got on this forum (and another forum) to read what you 2 had going on with crab apples. Crabs are winners at our camp! Thanks for sharing your ideas & info.

Stu is a very knowledgeable guy. I owe him a lot of thanks for his advice.

 

[PatinPA]

Went up to plant food plots this weekend and saw that something decimated a few trees. My Kerr and #5 Crabs and Mutsu apples are almost bare. I think they cleaned off the #5 completely so it might be a goner.
Bright note is the roadkill crab is loaded.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Doesn't look to bear or coons - no visible tree damage. Bugs? Glad your roadkill is doing well.

 

[PatinPA]

Doesn't look to bear or coons - no visible tree damage. Bugs? Glad your roadkill is doing well.

Assuming bugs. I cleaned a caterpillar nest of the #5 earlier in the year. But I never saw anything on the others. I thought it was weird that they only ate those. All of my other trees are untouched.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Assuming bugs. I cleaned a caterpillar nest of the #5 earlier in the year. But I never saw anything on the others. I thought it was weird that they only ate those. All of my other trees are untouched.

I noticed that in all the varieties we have planted at camp, only certain ones get hammered by caterpillars. I have no idea why they favor those over eating all through the different trees. Sugar content, maybe???

 

[bigboreblr]

I noticed that in all the varieties we have planted at camp, only certain ones get hammered by caterpillars. I have no idea why they favor those over eating all through the different trees. Sugar content, maybe???

Not sure if waxyness of leaves effect things, or other chemical in leaves.

Some reason crossbow is not liked by bugs. Especially japanese beetles.

IF a tree dies, look at the roots to see if it was caused from someone underground.

 

[sandbur]

Not sure if waxyness of leaves effect things, or other chemical in leaves.

Some reason crossbow is not liked by bugs. Especially japanese beetles.

IF a tree dies, look at the roots to see if it was caused from someone underground.

I should be doing that. I am still struggling with most trees on Anty.

 

[BrushyPines]

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This is what I call farmstead plums. They are ripe and dropping. They don’t sucker as much as wild plum rootstock and the plum is tastier.

They were in the yard of this farm when we bought and we’re also on my Grandfather’s farm in the late 50’s to early 60’s. Can anyone ID variety?

My grandparents talked about Gurneys and my Grandma may have planted these.


I stomped some plums and bur acorns in a couple of strips in two different staging areas.

Question.., if almost at age 71 and still planting acorns and plums, is it called Optimism or Senility?

;)

Looks similar to my mexican plums. They dont sucker and form more like a tree rather than a shrub. Mine are close to being ripe, but need a little more time.

Speaking of fruits that grow well in the deep south, @SwampCat look into planting some plums if you havent yet.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

I have another B118 apple tree that is leaning. This one still seems to be anchored firmly, unlike the first two that had some type of root damage and had to be pulled upright and tied to a fencepost.

I don't really have the ambition to add a bunch of dirt around the base of the tree in an attempt to get it to root above the graft line, but that might get some roots above the graft line and help anchor these stupid trees better.

 

[sandbur]

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Hazen (pictured) and Prairie Magic are dropping some apples but the seeds are a few days from being all brown.

One dolgo is dropping, second one is close to drop. I will probably add dolgo to sauce or make a separate batch.

Hazen and Prairie Magic are headed for juice tomorrow morning. Some of those will go into apple pie filling that we freeze.

Sharp eyes might note some Trailman and September Ruby in there as well.

 

[SwampCat]

Looks similar to my mexican plums. They dont sucker and form more like a tree rather than a shrub. Mine are close to being ripe, but need a little more time.

Speaking of fruits that grow well in the deep south, @SwampCat look into planting some plums if you havent yet.

I planted several varieties - three of them altogether. Two or them died and I pulled the third up because I didnt want to plant another for cross pollination. They required a rigid spray schedule. I had a 20 year old tree that never produced a fruit - they would all fall off about the size of a dime. I never sprayed it, either.

My neighbor has some native Chickasaw plums that do great. No spray, no water - she lets me pick them