Crabapple timeline

[sandbur]

At daybreak, one young one is eating grass and eyeing up the bird feeder. Others are cleaning up the twigs from my pruning.

Will these deer be used to my scent and more vulnerable in deer season or will they only tolerate my scent around the orchard or lawn?

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I started pruning today and found some things.

My oldest tree that we planted is now hollow on two sides. It is a chestnut crab. I have about 10 root suckers from it for new trees through the years.

It’s knees and back are giving out, kind of like old habitat managers!

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Don't write off older, partially hollow apple & crab trees!! We have a couple old, partly hollow apple trees at camp, and they are still producing decent crops each year. They've been partly hollow for the last 25+ years. Those old trees are about 30 ft. tall, and still put on crop loads heavy enough to break some branches.

 

[sandbur]

Don't write off older, partially hollow apple & crab trees!! We have a couple old, partly hollow apple trees at camp, and they are still producing decent crops each year. They've been partly hollow for the last 25+ years. Those old trees are about 30 ft. tall, and still put on crop loads heavy enough to break some branches.

Both trees produced last year. Hopefully again this year.

 

[bigboreblr]

Bloom time is around the corner. Any particuarly late or particuarly early bloomers. Any comparables to big dog?

I think you have both chestnut and kerr. Which one blooms later? Thats my backup scion source, left a few branches unclipped.

 

[sandbur]

Bloom time is around the corner. Any particuarly late or particuarly early bloomers. Any comparables to big dog?

I think you have both chestnut and kerr. Which one blooms later? Thats my backup scion source, left a few branches unclipped.

I have never payed any attention to bloom time. Maybe I should have.

 

[marlin]

Kerr is the big white blossom tree on left. Chestnut short white tree between the purple and pink. Picture was taken April 22 southern Michigan around the Lansing area. Hope this helps.

 

[Teeder]

Kerr is the big white blossom tree on left. Chestnut short white tree between the purple and pink. Picture was taken April 22 southern Michigan around the Lansing area. Hope this helps.
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Holy cow, that Kerr!
Mine are slowly plodding along.