Midwest Deer trees

[PoorSand]

It has the reddest leaves of any of my potted trees. I like that color. It will add some color contrast when I plant it in its final location.

Now that homerj has encouraged me to scrutinize the underside of the leaves more carefully, I'm not sure what the heck I have on the leaves. When I first examined them, I noted little cylindrical projections extending away from some of the brown spots, like I'd expect from CAR. However, the leaves also have raised warts on the bottom. Whatever it is that is attacking the tree is probably a topic for a whole separate thread.

 

[homerj]

It has the reddest leaves of any of my potted trees. I like that color. It will add some color contrast when I plant it in its final location.

Now that homerj has encouraged me to scrutinize the underside of the leaves more carefully, I'm not sure what the heck I have on the leaves. When I first examined them, I noted little cylindrical projections extending away from some of the brown spots, like I'd expect from CAR. However, the leaves also have raised warts on the bottom. Whatever it is that is attacking the tree is probably a topic for a whole separate thread.

Yep, your red circled areas are CAR for sure. My eyes didn't pick that up. As far as the warts go, I have no idea. Maybe that's what happens before the CAR spots send out the fingerlike projections.

 

[PatinPA]

You guys are killing me. I had to scratch to find spots to plant the trees I bought this year. I'm not sure that I have any more room. I'll have to recheck. haha

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Maybe that's what happens before the CAR spots send out the fingerlike projections.

I'm no expert, but from a close look at your pic, it looks like the "warts" are the same as the ones JUST starting to project the spore-producing "fingers." See what those same "warts" look like in another day or two. I'd expect that more of them will have "fingers" projecting out the bottoms. Let us know what happens - we all learn here.

 

[PoorSand]

I just got done moving my pots around and giving each tree any tender loving care it needed. Pretty much any commercial variety that is not rated as highly resistant got some CAR. I also had some fireblight.

Bear in mind, I got my scions from other members on here, so there is always the possibility of human error in the labeling of the scions I received. None of the trees I have marked as County Road Crab or Holy Crab got hit by the fireblight, even though it was present. The trees I have marked as Holy Crabs are clean as a whistle without a single spot of CAR.

 

[TonySoprano]

I just got done moving my pots around and giving each tree any tender loving care it needed. Pretty much any commercial variety that is not rated as highly resistant got some CAR. I also had some fireblight.

Bear in mind, I got my scions from other members on here, so there is always the possibility of human error in the labeling of the scions I received. None of the trees I have marked as County Road Crab or Holy Crab got hit by the fireblight, even though it was present. The trees I have marked as Holy Crabs are clean as a whistle without a single spot

How are your Holy Crabs's doing. I am thinking of trying some

 

[Foggy47]

^ Interesting thread. I have a few apple trees......but I am glad I never was bitten by the apple graft bug. Seems like a powerful disease to me. Grin.

 

[sandbur]

^ Interesting thread. I have a few apple trees......but I am glad I never was bitten by the apple graft bug. Seems like a powerful disease to me. Grin.

We all have our vices! Some like ‘chinery!

 

[sandbur]

Foggy, I don’t

^ Interesting thread. I have a few apple trees......but I am glad I never was bitten by the apple graft bug. Seems like a powerful disease to me. Grin.think you have the soil for apple trees unless you wanted to do intensive management.

^ Interesting thread. I have a few apple trees......but I am glad I never was bitten by the apple graft bug. Seems like a powerful disease to me. Grin.

I don’t think you have the soil to easily grow apple trees. I have a struggle with very slow growth about 15 miles north of you. They are ok up there on some better soils.

It looks to me that apple trees do better if it is ground where you can grow corn or in areas where wild crabs and apples grow.

 

[cavey]

Nothing wrong with planting whips. In 5 years you won’t be able to tell any difference what size they were planted at.

I fully concur on this, its easier to plant 10 whips than one 1" plus dia tree .... apart from the fencing.

Hand digging out 3 year or plus old trees is a huge pain in the @$$. If your only planting a few - then the jump on years of growth is worth it. But If your planting a lot of trees and have gotten into grafting you will tend to see that the root shock that the bigger trees get in the transplanting tends to set them back anyways for a bit. The ease of dropping in smaller trees makes it so much nicer.

 

[cavey]

I bought from him last year. I was super excited to find someone using dolgo rootstock. I bought 1 yellow belly crab, 1 holy crab, and 1 county road crab. I was pleased.

I wonder whom.......... got him hooked on Dolgo rootstock ............... Hmmmmmm Sandburrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr???????

 

[sandbur]

I gotta say that both Luke and Ryan are deer apple tree nuts. I like both of them.

I have permission to cross my neighbors and see how the red stemmed dolgo rootstock I got from Ryan are doing. I haven’t been over there in 2 months. They are not getting great care, but are on some of my best soil.