Let’s see some fruit set pics

[woodduck]

Native misses winter so much he built an Apple snow man !!

 

[H20fwler]

I am jealous of the fruit sets!
Started out good but I’ve got nothing this year because of the mid May freeze.

 

[buckdeer1]

While talking about fruit wanted to get some opinions.If you have a 8ft tree that is first year producing and has 4-5 apples or crabapples would you leave or pick?What do you do with crabapples that don't get much bigger than a nickel and never fall or appear to be eaten.I think alot of trees are sold as something but is really a junk tree.I have several grafted persimmions that don't look like females and crabapples that just as well be cut down

 

[H20fwler]

While talking about fruit wanted to get some opinions.If you have a 8ft tree that is first year producing and has 4-5 apples or crabapples would you leave or pick?What do you do with crabapples that don't get much bigger than a nickel and never fall or appear to be eaten.I think alot of trees are sold as something but is really a junk tree.I have several grafted persimmions that don't look like females and crabapples that just as well be cut down

IMO four or five fruit on an eight foot tree this late in the season isn't really going to make a difference to leave them or pick them.
If you don't like a crab because of fruit size or holding to late you can top work it next spring, lots of the smaller ones like that benefit birds in winter and bunnies in early spring...I've even seen geese eat them when they finally come off early April. The decision to get rid of a small/late holding crab for me would depend on if it's just an extra or I'm limited for space. I myself like feeding the birds and other wildlife and having the extra pollinator.

I know nothing about persimmons.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

Most of our wild crabs hold all winter. The deer and turkey are under them every day until the fruit is gone. Thankfully that is about spring green up. We planted 25 apple and crab apples this spring. Most of them came from the MDHA. Of the trees that came from the MDHA most of them produced fruit the first year. I went around the other day and pinched off the fruit. I don’t know crap about fruit trees so I hope I did the right thing. If not there is always next year.

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[KickapooKid#1]

Cortland and Wolf river. Planted 2010 on Ant. roots.

 

[KickapooKid#1]

Enterprise and Liberty planted 2015 B.118 roots.

 

[KickapooKid#1]

Centennial crab planted 2018 Ant roots. Chestnut crab 2017 on B.118.

 

[TenPoint]

Centennial crab planted 2018 Ant roots. Chestnut crab 2017 on B.118.View attachment 30568View attachment 30569

Great looking trees!

 

[silver_yummies]

Centennial Crab on B118 planted in 2017

 

[silver_yummies]

Liberty on B118 planted 2017.

 

[buckdeer1]

Heres a Little benny

 

[buckdeer1]

And my favorite for eating asian pear,this is one of my smaller trees