Fruit trees for Spring 2023

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The rest at the farm

 

[b116757]

Grasshoppers are eating everything out at the one farm here is a Keiffer pear tree out there.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Grasshoppers are eating everything out at the one farm here is a Keiffer pear tree out there.

OUCH.

 

[b116757]

One of the Gilmore Christmas pears in my yard has put on at least 4’ of growth this year very impressive. The other one that has been really struggling the last couple years has finally turned the corner I think and will likely make it just fine it put on a couple feet of growth with a new main leader low to the ground but still above the graft. This winter I’ll prune back the old main leader that has struggled since the the new one has overtaken it in a single years growth and let it be the main stem,

 

[hunts_with_stick]

I’ve had some fruit trees in the ground now for almost 4 years. Some are pretty big, but only the pears have really produced any fruit. Couple of the apple trees have a couple of apples, but that’s it. Hoping that changes soon.

 

[BrushyPines]

One of the Gilmore Christmas pears in my yard has put on at least 4’ of growth this year very impressive. The other one that has been really struggling the last couple years has finally turned the corner I think and will likely make it just fine it put on a couple feet of growth with a new main leader low to the ground but still above the graft. This winter I’ll prune back the old main leader that has struggled since the the new one has overtaken it in a single years growth and let it be the main stem,

My GCs have put on a lot of growth as well. Gonna be hard to keep them trained, a lot of limbs competing to be the central leader.

 

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Ok that tree had 64” of growth this year from the last growth collar

 

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Little bit of FB on the leaves

 

[Teeder]

A couple grafting successes.
My first topwork, Arkansas Black and an empire. Then a goldrush that I grafted to a dolgo rootstock.

Opps, looks like they're rotated.

 

[b116757]

How is goldrush for CAR I’d love to have that apple here at the house but its stated as CAR susceptible in the literature.

 

[Teeder]

How is goldrush for CAR I’d love to have that apple here at the house but its stated as CAR susceptible in the literature.

I haven't seen any so far, but I have no cedars around anywhere close.

 

[b116757]

I’ve had photo rotation issues also last day or two heck it’s the same thread I used my iPhone even tried rotating the photos saved them and the site still wouldn’t post them correctly so something is amiss.

 

[Teeder]

A couple grafting successes.
My first topwork, Arkansas Black and an empire. Then a goldrush that I grafted to a dolgo rootstock.

Opps, looks like they're rotated.

Add in an October Crab. And a wild crab on my home property.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

How is goldrush for CAR I’d love to have that apple here at the house but its stated as CAR susceptible in the literature.

Super eating apple for sure. But it is susceptible to CAR if you have any variety of juniper near your Goldrush tree. Red cedar is the most common juniper family tree that most guys encounter, but any juniper can be the alternate host for CAR fungus.

If Goldrush is an at-home, eating apple for anyone on here, IMO - it's well worth spraying to keep CAR off the tree. Way too great of an eating apple - really good sweet/tart/tangy balance. Everyone I've given Goldrush to for taste-testing said, "Wow! What kind of apple is this? Where can I get some?" Crazy-good as an addition to sauce.