Golden Hornet Crab
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Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Chummer - I don't blame you. Your country is tough up there and babying could be a full-time job. ^^^^ I hope your G.H. crab makes it. That would be a nice addition for you.
Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
When do these golden hornets drop?
chummer
5 year old buck +
Mine were still holding last weekend, even after 5' of snow
chummer
5 year old buck +
Are you zone 3? How cold did you get last winter?
Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
Are they a kind of crab that eventually just dries or rots on the tree?or do they eventually fall, I am after varieties that drop from Christmas until about 2 weeks into January, that is when our flintlock season is.
yoderjac
5 year old buck +
There are many crabapples that are not used by wildlife. Many ornamentals are examples. Some small crabapples are used by birds and don't really make it to the ground and may not be used by deer if they do.
Thanks,
Jack
chummer
5 year old buck +
I am not sure first year I have had tree. Apples were a bonus. I tasted one and it was pretty damn good.
greyphase
5 year old buck +
Mine started to drop about a month ago, but still have about half of the crop hanging.
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
My Golden Hornet crab on G-202 rootstock in the Home Orchard. I planted it in 2014. It's dropped about 1/3 of it's fruit so far. Planning on grafting a few on B118 for the wildlife orchards.
Been out hunting and busy busy at work. Looks great Rick thanks for posting, i can't wait till me trees are this age to enjoy!
chickenlittle
5 year old buck +
I'd love to get some flintlock season droppers but my guess is you need a bunch of varieties to have it covered. Being several months after growing season, it will be quite variable what drops when from year to year based on weather. On the other hand, anything still holding some apples will get checked frequently to see if any have fallen. I have tracked deer in fresh snow on State Game lands that went from isolated apple tree to the next.
Diesel5610
5 year old buck +
Anyone know of another source? Not many online nurseries even list them, and of course everyone that does is sold out.
Neahawg
5 year old buck +
If you graft your own you can get the scion for free from GRIN .
Lot2Learn
5 year old buck +
The other thing I'd mention is that I've never seen Golden Hornet available on the larger rootstocks that most of us typically use for wildlife. That is, even if Cummins had them available today, they'd likely have it on g.202 rootstock (I'm no expert, but I believe that will yield a ~8-10' tree that will need support.) That's fine for apple growers that are more interested in the late blooming characteristic of the variety, but perhaps not ideal for most wildlife guys.)
So, I think the options are (1) plant the g.202 tree and accept its characteristics, (2) graft onto a larger (b.118?) rootstock with scions from Grin or members of this site, or (3) plant the g.202 'deep' (burying the graft union) and hope you get a 'full-size' tree, or (4) all of the above!
Diesel5610
5 year old buck +
Well I am new to the grafting game, as in I have never tried it or even thought about it. After reading all these posts the last week or so I am intrigued. I think I will give it a try.
