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5 year old buck +
Pretty sure SLN advises on planting the graft union level or low. Maybe the union part is the start of making a tree hollow.
From experience dont clean out the hollow spot, seems to make the tree dry out and die quicker.
Keep up with the pics, I sure enjoy them. Told myself I am taking a break, but ordered 10 anty 4 m111 and 2 onx87 rootstocks from mehrabyan in ithaca NY. 2 store bought kieffer and bartlett pears are not looking great. Also, I have no liberty on m111, just b118. planting 10 a year almost anytime of the year with rootmaker pots is very doable task at camp.
Son in law is getting closer to buying his own and he hunts. Would be good having a few trees for him just incase.
Keep us posted on that noran tree. Looking for a good mid to late octboer dropping zone 3 tree. Hoping Crossbow would fit the bill, but isn't making alot of progress at camp, might not be a zone 3 tree. Got 30-06's next to crossbows in 3 spots at camp as a backup. Hewe's might be an option too. It's kind of USA's tree too, geroge washington spoke favorably about it, probably after one to many hard ciders.
From experience dont clean out the hollow spot, seems to make the tree dry out and die quicker.
Keep up with the pics, I sure enjoy them. Told myself I am taking a break, but ordered 10 anty 4 m111 and 2 onx87 rootstocks from mehrabyan in ithaca NY. 2 store bought kieffer and bartlett pears are not looking great. Also, I have no liberty on m111, just b118. planting 10 a year almost anytime of the year with rootmaker pots is very doable task at camp.
Son in law is getting closer to buying his own and he hunts. Would be good having a few trees for him just incase.
Keep us posted on that noran tree. Looking for a good mid to late octboer dropping zone 3 tree. Hoping Crossbow would fit the bill, but isn't making alot of progress at camp, might not be a zone 3 tree. Got 30-06's next to crossbows in 3 spots at camp as a backup. Hewe's might be an option too. It's kind of USA's tree too, geroge washington spoke favorably about it, probably after one to many hard ciders.
