Crabapple timeline

[sandbur]

Here is a pic from a week ago of a red splendor seedling. A bit larger fruit than normal for those at 1 to 1-1/8" and some red flesh. This tree drops quickly and checking yesterday about half is gone. Like really gone. Deer poop everywhere under this thing. Nothing really special, just another crab almost 20 yrs old and drops early. But shows that these smaller fruits are still really on the deer radar.

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Did you taste it?

 

[rocksnstumps]

Did you taste it?

I did a few times years ago. Not a spitter but still enough bitterness that not great. Dolgo which is ripe same time is more "mild" than this one if that helps with comparison. The dolgo hasn't dropped much yet though so the hoovers are getting what they can

 

[bigboreblr]

Deer react to the cheech marin branded soybeans next door?

Teeter,

Bees mess with your apples? At home is yellow jackets. Sugar water traps made out of soda bottles help some. Finding their home and knocking it down helps more.

 

[sandbur]

Starting to drop.

 

[sandbur]

The dolgo seedling I call Red Dog is ripe and dropping. This is a young tree and I expect fruit to be smaller as the tree ages.

My wife and I picked some Chestnut crabs and will use the two for apple sauce.

 

[BuckSnort]

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The dolgo seedling I call Red Dog is ripe and dropping. This is a young tree and I expect fruit to be smaller as the tree ages.

My wife and I picked some Chestnut crabs and will use the two for apple sauce.
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How’s it taste? Decent eater?

 

[sandbur]

How’s it taste? Decent eater?

I kind of liked it. The apples were at slight watercore which is often sweeter.

I had my wife try a Red Dog and asked her if we should add it to the Chestnuts. She said yes.

 

[sandbur]

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The dolgo seedling I call Red Dog is ripe and dropping. This is a young tree and I expect fruit to be smaller as the tree ages.

My wife and I picked some Chestnut crabs and will use the two for apple sauce.
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Chestnut Crabs are on the right. Red Dog on the left.

 

[sandbur]

I kind of liked it. The apples were at slight watercore which is often sweeter.

I had my wife try a Red Dog and asked her if we should add it to the Chestnuts. She said yes.

My wife also gave a thumbs up on the applesauce I made.

 

[sandbur]

Pink Pearl needs some time.