Crabapple timeline

[SwampCat]

starting my own crabapple timeline

yesterday I grafted 8 southern crabapple trees with dolgo scion from my own dolgo stock

Sandbur, here I come!!!!!!!

bill

Did the southern crab apple not do well?

 

[Telemark]

Went for another walk this weekend. Dug up 3 more rootsuckers. Two of them didnt have much for roots, but the third should definitely live. All three went into the nursery. Also found a new crabapple tree. Right next to our walking trail but tucked up into an Autumn Olive which is why I never noticed it before. It's about 5ft tall but spindly. I will try to transplant it up north but will depend on how the root ball comes out.

Did you cut the two with minimal roots back to just a couple buds?

 

[sandbur]

I spent the morning cutting up tag alders and a few other odds and ends that were growing inside and around the outside of an apple tree exclosure. This is my last group exclosure and I was going to remove it this spring.

I think I will give the trees another year or two.

These are seedlings from a wild crap and nothing spectacular. One tree has fruit at about one inch.

 

[TreeDaddy]

Did the southern crab apple not do well?

They grew well and bloomed but never really fruited well. I still have around 20 southern crabapples grown from bare root seedlings

My dolgo is a fruiting mule

bill

 

[Dantana]

Did you cut the two with minimal roots back to just a couple buds?

I did trim them back, but I don’t think cut them that far. I’ll try to check tomorrow.

 

[sandbur]

View attachment 90771View attachment 90772View attachment 90773I spent the morning cutting up tag alders and a few other odds and ends that were growing inside and around the outside of an apple tree exclosure. This is my last group exclosure and I was going to remove it this spring.

I think I will give the trees another year or two.

These are seedlings from a wild crap and nothing spectacular. One tree has fruit at about one inch.

Wild crab, not crap. Dang spell check or fat fingers!

 

[bigboreblr]

The B118 tree, how big did they grow to? Got a clue when the fruit drops? Would you plant a B118 seedling again for wildlife?

Treedaddy,

Any other good southern fruit other than dolgo? Looked at my arkansas black scions on the dolgo tree, thinking they took. Bud swell is pretty even between the grafts and the mother tree.

Kinda wished I had some frostbite at home. Would be a good zone 3 cross for a few varieties.

 

[sandbur]

The B118 tree, how big did they grow to? Got a clue when the fruit drops? Would you plant a B118 seedling again for wildlife?

Treedaddy,

Any other good southern fruit other than dolgo? Looked at my arkansas black scions on the dolgo tree, thinking they took. Bud swell is pretty even between the grafts and the mother tree.

Kinda wished I had some frostbite at home. Would be a good zone 3 cross for a few varieties.

I have some trees at 15 plus feet. I would not plant them again for wildlife.

I need to see if I have notes on time to ripen.