Happy to see your report - we have SEVERAL each ....... Wolf River, Enterprise, Sundance, Kerr, and Goldrush.Still at 42
Made it to camp today, as of 12/4/21: Percent still hanging
Approx. 10% or less - Liberty, Wickson, Florina, Suncrisp
40% - Wolf River, Enterprise
50% - Sundance, Kerr
close to 100% - Goldrush, Golden Hornet
Good fortune at THAT stop sign!!!!! Nice find. I've blundered into a few late-hangers over the years. I just wish I'd have known grafting techniques back when I found them. Good luck with grafting that one. Be a good fit at either farm.Wife and I were heading to a football party at friends house in country and at a stop sign I see this awesome looking tree with good size yellow apples with red blush still loaded!![]()
I will be stopping and asking for scion this winter…gotta have some of whatever this one is.
I'm gonna order some Yates. I've been going to do that for a few years now, but since we have some newly-opened areas, I'll have room for a few. Should'a done it sooner!!!![]()
Do you know when the drop tine & 30-06 started to drop ?. Was it after the first frost ?. Thanks for any info.Good thread!
First I didn’t have a great fruit set this year due to late frost.
As of yesterday December 3rd I have one keiffer pear with a few left hanging.
Apples;
Golden Russet- apples that are left hanging are half dried up.
Liberty- few apples still hanging
Arkansas Black- few still hanging
Gala- about half still hanging
Golden Hornet- tree was loaded about three quarters of them still on
DropTine- half still on
30-06-maybe 1/4 still on
Hazelnuts still holding about 1/4 of their nuts
Do you know when the drop tine & 30-06 started to drop ?. Was it after the first frost ?. Thanks for any info.
Thanks for the Info H20fwler !. I did my first NWC planting in 2020 with 30-06, Droptine and Crossbow. I was impressed with the size of the trees so I planted a few more this spring. Out of My Trees planted in 2020 one Droptine and one 30-06 each had several dozen fruit this year !. However as of late Oct some were mummfying on the trees and I was concerned they wouldn't drop. I talked to Terry and he said once the trees mature they would have a more consistant drop time. H20fwlr...I'm in zone 7 probably a warmer climate than you...but if my droptime are close to yours that would be PERFECT, guess I'll need a few more years to be sure. I'm running out of room in my tree plot...probably only room for 3-4 trees I'm thinking about adding a couple Yates or Arkansas black apples , and wait to see what my actual droptimes are on the NWC trees to see what varitey I should get more of.I first put NWC in 6-7 years ago and have put more in about every year since and I have grafted a bunch.
My 30-06 didn’t have near as many apples as past few years due to bad late frost. What there is this year started dropping mid October, I’ve had some hold clear into January in the past.
DropTine slow drop starting in early November most years, they will hold some clear through to early March and about need shook off or big wind.
Coon bother them bad in late summer early fall on my farms. DropTine hold almost like Golden Hornet most years with slow steady drop all winter.
With DropTine and GH it seems late frost doesn’t really matter they always seem to have heavy fruit sets.
If lower branches not pruned to high deer will pluck them right off, I’ve watched them do it from tree stand.
Awesome Tree !View attachment 39078
Here is the “mother tree” in my neighbors yard down the street that I got my scions from for my Briar Lane crabs.
Just took this pick a few minutes ago, it slow drops nickel to quarter size orange flesh crabs from late October all through winter.
There have been bunnies every morning under this tree for a month.
The half dozen I grafted to M111 planted at farms are like 5’ tall and the apples I missed picking off on them in summer are still holding.
Nothing wrong with THAT tree! I think any critter will eat those with no problem. Heavy fruit load, too.Here is the “mother tree” in my neighbors yard down the street that I got my scions from for my Briar Lane crabs.
Variety is the spice of life... Having a wide range of different apples and crabs pays off when it comes to mother nature.Poor Sand -
I think you're right on the variations any of us can see in a given year. Late frosts, too dry, too wet, too hot, trees planted in good - or not so good locations - can all affect how apples and crabs produce. The published guidelines are just that - guidelines. Any number of factors can alter the guideline "normals."
As others have commented on here, what works in Minnesota or Wisconsin may not work in Virginia or Kentucky. Soils vary, as does climate from one location to another. As an example - Goldrush seems to do well in northern states (for the most part) - but not so great for Native Hunter and other more southern locations. Things that work & have proven themselves in our own locations seem to be the best choices. This forum helps to share info on what works & doesn't work ........ and where.
I'm grateful for all I've learned here. I just try to pass it along.