Fruit trees for Spring 2023

[b116757]

Well I got them planted behind the garage. Quality of the Ison’s grafted pecan trees is really quite good anyone interested in pecans I would recommend them.

 

[Ruffdude]

Received my WT Crabs yesterday and got them in the ground and caged today. All looked good.

 

[Kooch]

Got my WC trees today and planted them already, just three. They looked great. Good size, decent roots.


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[TenPoint]

Got my WC trees today and planted them already, just three. They looked great. Good size, decent roots.


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I’ve had good luck with their trees

 

[TenPoint]

Blue Hill Wildlife tree planted last weekend.

 

[White Oak]

Blue Hill Wildlife tree planted last weekend.

Nice set up there Tenpoint. I've just used mulch in the past around my trees ....BUT have some black plastic sheeting laying around , I know it's not as heavy duty as that black weed mat you are using , but do you think it would work ?

 

[TenPoint]

Nice set up there Tenpoint. I've just used mulch in the past around my trees ....BUT have some black plastic sheeting laying around , I know it's not as heavy duty as that black weed mat you are using , but do you think it would work ?

I’ve used both with success in the past.

 

[bigboreblr]

Looks good. My little stub of a trailman graft already wants to flower, had to snip off 3 flowers. Bees wont get to the indoor root maker pots. Thinking this could be a good early season cider apple, so it's getting planted at home.

 

[Booner21]

I got my Wildlife Group order in on Friday. I had ordered the Late Season Pear Package for this year. Most of the pear trees if not all were of good quality with nice root systems . The Gilmore Christmas being the exception it’s roots were a bit questionable but they must of had an over abundance of those pears or where a bit unsure of them themselves they shipped me 6 extra of them. I certainly can’t complain about that, it filled my little 1/2 acre orchard I had laid out on the new farm and I brought 3 of them back to the house and planted in the home orchard. Now I’m just waiting on a couple Illinois Everbearing Mulberry trees I ordered and some grafted Pecans to arrive. Ison’s was running a sale on their grafted pecan trees and I had a moment of weakness and ordered 4 of them Friday evening now I have to figure out where to plant them.

My wildlife group order came with quite a few extra trees also. Overall I would agree trees looked good several were at least 5ft tall.


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[Booner21]

I received my whitetail crabs order today, trees were all pushing 6ft with several of them being feathered and having a very good root system. I was impressed for my first order from them.


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[TenPoint]

I received my whitetail crabs order today, trees were all pushing 6ft with several of them being feathered and having a very good root system. I was impressed for my first order from them.


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Yup have always received quality trees from them.

 

[Derek Reese 29]

A couple of trees started to pop this week:
Kieffer planted Spring 21...this tree has not grown more than 6" in 2 years, has always looked bad (shriveled leaves), but man does it have alot of flowers!

Golden Hornet from Whitetail Crabs planted 11/22!

Virginia Crab from Cummins planted 4/21 lots of buds

Chestnut Crab from Turkey Creek planted 4/21..doing very well!

Note all of these trees have been pruned in some capacity (except the Golden Hornet whip) and I know they still need a little more..thanks!

 

[TenPoint]

My golden hornet planted 2016 produced early and often. Too early and too often. Didn't and still hasn't put on a ton of growth. Those orange apples are pretty conspicuous though.

 

[Derek Reese 29]

My golden hornet planted 2016 produced early and often. Too early and too often. Didn't and still hasn't put on a ton of growth. Those orange apples are pretty conspicuous though.

I may take some of them off once they set...gotta leave some food for those early bees!

 

[TenPoint]

I may take some of them off once they set...gotta leave some food for those early bees!

I've never removed anything. Too afraid I'd do it wrong.

 

[Derek Reese 29]

I've never removed anything. Too afraid I'd do it wrong.

well I am getting impatient to see some attraction so I might leave all the fruit, but have to weigh that against wanting huge trees that will produce 100X that much...decisions, decisions...

 

[TenPoint]

well I am getting impatient to see some attraction so I might leave all the fruit, but have to weigh that against wanting huge trees that will produce 100X that much...decisions, decisions...

I'm up to 80 fruit trees (crab/apple) so I can be patient these days. Oldest are 12 years now. I worry more about late spring frosts than anything. Kinda like when a tree takes its time to fruit so it can put on decent growth. I've got more coon damaged limbs than I care to admit.

 

[Diesel5610]

My golden hornet planted 2016 produced early and often. Too early and too often. Didn't and still hasn't put on a ton of growth. Those orange apples are pretty conspicuous though.

I have planted a couple Golden Hornets. You really need to pinch the blossoms off the first 3-4 years to get any real growth on them. It is a smaller tree to begin with and they will fruit early and heavy but won't grow much unless you pinch off the blossums or fruit. I had one tree that I have pinched the fruit off for 4 years and it had grown into a nice little tree, this was the year I was going to let it fruit. I checked it the other day and it appears voles have killed it. Frustrating.

 

[Derek Reese 29]

I'm up to 80 fruit trees (crab/apple) so I can be patient these days. Oldest are 12 years now. I worry more about late spring frosts than anything. Kinda like when a tree takes its time to fruit so it can put on decent growth. I've got more coon damaged limbs than I care to admit.

thats great! i have 31 apple/crab/pears above the house and ~20 below my house with the oldest being ~2 years old...so i admit the trees are in the fledgling stages right now.

 

[TenPoint]

thats great! i have 31 apple/crab/pears above the house and ~20 below my house with the oldest being ~2 years old...so i admit the trees are in the fledgling stages right now.

I've been there. Love seeing early apples but after some experience, don't expect much until year 5 and beyond. I can typically remove the 5' cages after about 5 years if early fruiting doesn't stunt the trees. By then I'll have it trimmed and the bottom limbs at 5' or so.