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Mine still hanging
- Thread starter chickenlittle
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It would seem that most my fruit dropped earlier this year than historical norms.
Have not checked my whitetail crabs this year at all, but pattern in snow indicates deer are regular visitors still. This is a 30-06. There is a Droptine just off the frame to left.
My pears had their first substantial crops this year. Several of the Blue Hill varieties like Sweet Advent, Malus, and November Nectar (the later two are no longer offered) are reported to hold into December but they were all bare by mid November. However, a wild pear I grafted is still holding most of its fruit load as of 10ish days ago. I think I have 5 of these, and very excited for their future impact on my late season hunts. The parent tree usually finishes dropping around New Years.
Have not checked my whitetail crabs this year at all, but pattern in snow indicates deer are regular visitors still. This is a 30-06. There is a Droptine just off the frame to left.
My pears had their first substantial crops this year. Several of the Blue Hill varieties like Sweet Advent, Malus, and November Nectar (the later two are no longer offered) are reported to hold into December but they were all bare by mid November. However, a wild pear I grafted is still holding most of its fruit load as of 10ish days ago. I think I have 5 of these, and very excited for their future impact on my late season hunts. The parent tree usually finishes dropping around New Years.
rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
Of the named varieties I have, Enterprise, Winter Wildlife, and Franklin Cider are still holding some. The Honeygold pooped out sometime in mid Nov. Honestly even with all the disdain on here, the FC are consistently doing well across several trees. On the Enterprise, have one tree holding 50% while another is completely bare. Maybe it got critterized.
The many others I have are all crab apple seedlings so hard for others to just go out and get something identical. Years ago I planted a lot of crab apple seedlings so only recently like last 10 yrs started to pony up the $$ and buy named varieties that would be meaningful to others.
The many others I have are all crab apple seedlings so hard for others to just go out and get something identical. Years ago I planted a lot of crab apple seedlings so only recently like last 10 yrs started to pony up the $$ and buy named varieties that would be meaningful to others.
Enterprise, Franklin Cider, Honeygold, Granny Smith, and Braeburn still holding here in central Wisconsin. Mutsu might have been as well but I picked them all a couple of weeks ago. Northwest Greening was still holding then but had gone soft after a couple hard freezes.
RGrizzzz
Administrator
I am interested in some November Nectar scion, if you're able to share.
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
rocksnstumps,
Any god crabapples you found. A particular winner?
Probably startup the scion exchange kick again right after new years.
Ho's the cab situation on the granny smith? Mine is about 3 years old so no fruit yet. From Willis ochards, no clue what rootstock. Not leaning though, grows around the speed of m111. Not many consider that one on here.
Any god crabapples you found. A particular winner?
Probably startup the scion exchange kick again right after new years.
Ho's the cab situation on the granny smith? Mine is about 3 years old so no fruit yet. From Willis ochards, no clue what rootstock. Not leaning though, grows around the speed of m111. Not many consider that one on here.
rocksnstumps
5 year old buck +
Have a few decent crabs that have started to graft a little with but they are not really that special. One Ranetka seedling drops over a couple month period starting in September. Taste ok for humans. The critters do target this one a bit more than others. The other one for traits like hangs forever and in that 1" to 1-1/2" range fruit which is big for a Siberian seedling. But for most on here especially mild winter areas it would not interest them. Not available to deer on upper branches because they don't fall off. But for turkeys and other flying or climbing critters it is targeted during harsh winters with lots of snow. I have posted a few times with pics before. Nicknamed it EMS crab (aka Emergency Meal Supply). But numerous other official named crabs out there that do same things for slow drop or decent size.
While your second question was not directed to me, have not planted or discuss much about Granny Smith even though I really enjoy that apple because takes too long to ripen and thus like goldrush is not a good candidate for us folks in the upper Midwest. The active posters on here in the past also tended to be from upper Midwest areas so likely that bias muted much mention of Granny Smith. Further, looking it up for care and susceptible to many diseases would think unless a good herbicide regime it might not cut it for a no care wildlife tree.
While your second question was not directed to me, have not planted or discuss much about Granny Smith even though I really enjoy that apple because takes too long to ripen and thus like goldrush is not a good candidate for us folks in the upper Midwest. The active posters on here in the past also tended to be from upper Midwest areas so likely that bias muted much mention of Granny Smith. Further, looking it up for care and susceptible to many diseases would think unless a good herbicide regime it might not cut it for a no care wildlife tree.
TonySoprano
5 year old buck +
Awesome Pear Tree !
williams111
5 year old buck +
How is Malus doing for you? I think he quit selling to due to it being susceptible to fb right? I have a few growing that have not fruited yet. I debated grafting them over to something else if I am going to have issues in the future.
Thanks!
The issue I have is I initially planted 6 of his trees and all the tags came off. The only one I know for sure is Early Bow Pear (another he discontinued). Based on fruit characteristics I have 3 divided between Sweet Advent, Danville Kieffer and Harvest, and 2 that are either Malus or November Nectar. I did have one of the 2 die way back this spring with what I suspected was fireblight, that must have been the Malus. It fruited a little last year for the first time, then nothing this spring for obvious reasons.
Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
We have a few wild pears growing on a neighbors that look identical to these, and the ones we are familiar with are loaded every year and do not begin to drop until the first couple of hard freezes in early November. I need to check in with this neighbor for collecting some scion wood.
Seem very similar to what I've seen of the Dr Deer pear. These are super gritty and taste like crap, deer lap them up though.
Mortenson
5 year old buck +
Ugh great. Why did he sell the dumb things to begin with? He has the longest write-ups about how incredible and tested everything is. I've lost a few of his trees. Need to check my maps to see if 2 of them are the 2 malus I planted. Wonder if he'd send a couple replacements since he obviously thinks he never should've sold them.
I spray a liquid Cobalt fertilizer on my apple trees a couple of times every year, which has eliminated scab from my orchard. A gallon of Rebound Cobalt from Advancing Eco Agriculture lasts me a few years.
H20fwler
5 year old buck +
They do hang on pretty tight. One of the slowest droppers there is. The older the tree gets the better it starts dropping, I think it also drops better the further north you are.
GH is a tree that it’s better to leave some of the lower branches on so deer can get at the fruit easier.
I do think it is one of the “showiest” trees in fall with all the branches loaded with fruit that look like little oranges, it is also an excellent pollinator in an orchard.
My oldest GH is around ten years and is on dwarf rootstock, it only drops maybe half its fruit through winter. I’ve got a couple others on M111 they are six and eight years that
drop better.
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Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
Also love the GH because it produces a lot and fast! I know you’re supposed to pinch blossoms to get your tree some more height, but mine seems to be doing ok while still producing some fruit. (Planted Fall 2022).
