Just a couple of Crabs
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Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Nice trees, Rick !! That Winter Wildlife crab is loaded. Ours are just starting to produce this year. Your pix give me a good feeling for the future of those WW crabs.
Our Violi's crab put on 2 apples this summer. I have yet to try one for taste - still turning reddish. Thanks for sharing the pix.
Our Violi's crab put on 2 apples this summer. I have yet to try one for taste - still turning reddish. Thanks for sharing the pix.
g squared 23
5 year old buck +
What nursery carries the winter wildlife crabs?
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greyphase
5 year old buck +
I had gotten mine from St. Lawrence Nursery, but it isn't listed in their 2017 catalog.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
^^^^^^ I was told ( back in February ) by Connor Hardiman, the new owner of SLN, that they would be grafting a batch of their regularly-carried crabs for the 2018 season. Winter Wildlife, All-Winter-Hangover, Violi's, Centennial, etc., should be available for next spring's order. FWIW.
Smokegobbler
5 year old buck +
SLN is now taking spring orders.
I really hope grey can re-post pictures of the fruit on his winter wildlife, also the all winter hangover
I can't see them either. I tried in IE and Chrome.
I need to get a couple of those winter wildlife given what people are saying.
greyphase
5 year old buck +
Hey guys
My Winter Wildlife crab has taken a "breather" this year and is carrying a light crop for the first time. My Viola crab while not carrying a heavy crop does have the best crop it's produced for me so far. Here's some pics of the Viola taken a couple of days ago.
My Winter Wildlife crab has taken a "breather" this year and is carrying a light crop for the first time. My Viola crab while not carrying a heavy crop does have the best crop it's produced for me so far. Here's some pics of the Viola taken a couple of days ago.
sandbur
5 year old buck +
Hey guys
My Winter Wildlife crab has taken a "breather" this year and is carrying a light crop for the first time. My Viola crab while not carrying a heavy crop does have the best crop it's produced for me so far. Here's some pics of the Viola taken a couple of days ago.
Have you tasted one?
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greyphase
5 year old buck +
spitters right now.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Your Viola looks to be doing well. Nice sized fruit. Do they get any better for eating later ??
When you said your Winter Wildlife is taking a breather, I'll add this bit of info. Most of our regular apple trees must have been nipped with a late frost this past spring, as only a few had a couple apples. But our crabs have fruit and some of those have really good crops ( for their age ). The crabs just seem to grind it out each year - and without fussing over them. For wildlife, I don't think you can beat crabs. They just don't seem finicky.
When you said your Winter Wildlife is taking a breather, I'll add this bit of info. Most of our regular apple trees must have been nipped with a late frost this past spring, as only a few had a couple apples. But our crabs have fruit and some of those have really good crops ( for their age ). The crabs just seem to grind it out each year - and without fussing over them. For wildlife, I don't think you can beat crabs. They just don't seem finicky.
greyphase
5 year old buck +
If I recall correctly the few from last year stayed bitter tasting. Anxious to see how long they hold on to the tree and how fast the deer eat them.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
We have 1 Violi's crab at camp and it hasn't fruited yet. It's in a spot that gets some shade, so that may play a part in lack of fruit so far. It's on a sloping hillside behind the cabin along with a Centurion crab, a Whitney crab, a Chestnut crab, an unknown crab ( 1 1/2" fruit ), an unknown apple tree of 45+ years age, and a Prairie Spy apple tree. Hopefully we get the Viola to fruit next year.
sandbur
5 year old buck +
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Back in post #2 of this thread, I said our Violi's crab had put on 2 apples in 2017. It did. I didn't taste them then and they were gone on the next trip to camp.
In post #17 above, I said our Violi's hadn't fruited yet. I was wrong - it did in 2017, but none on it this year, that I saw. God knows what may have been on it that was picked or eaten by squirrels or deer. I'm anxious to try Violi's crabs myself.
In post #17 above, I said our Violi's hadn't fruited yet. I was wrong - it did in 2017, but none on it this year, that I saw. God knows what may have been on it that was picked or eaten by squirrels or deer. I'm anxious to try Violi's crabs myself.
