blueKYstream
5 year old buck +
I planted 50 chestnut and 100 persimmon from state nurseries last year and they seem to be doing well. I planted 6 Kiefer pears from Tractor Supply and 5 died. i don't think the root system was viable when planted. This year I was hoping to plant some pears, crab apple trees, and paw paw trees (though I won't be planting nearly as many as last year). Most places are about $30 a tree, but Nativ Nurseries sells them for much less.
Does anyone have any experience with Nativ Nursery, particularly the pears or crab apples? It sounds like drop times are going to vary widely from tree to tree I'm guessing. I think the crab apples will be OK in Kentucky's humidity and cedar infested habitat but I've never grown them. I'm just curious what your thoughts might be on the nursery or what they offer. Thanks!
"Wild" Crab Apple (Malus spp.)
Our “wild” crabs are actually seedlings from our favorite crabapple selections and wild types such as: Dolgo, Transendent, Chestnut, Centennial, Whitney, and Prairie crab. Having a mixed bag of genetics and drop times from hardy, heavy bearing, disease tolerant favorites in an economical, and simple to establish and maintain rapid mast seedling should be a no-brainer to anyone wanting to spread some apple madness on their place.
Wild "Deer" Pear (Pyrus Communis)
These are seedlings from “pears gone wild” that we find thriving around fencerows, yard edges, and railroad tracks in the prairies surrounding our nursery. Their rootstocks that were so common to the landscape back when folks were more into growing and preserving fruits for jellies, preserves, and drink.
Does anyone have any experience with Nativ Nursery, particularly the pears or crab apples? It sounds like drop times are going to vary widely from tree to tree I'm guessing. I think the crab apples will be OK in Kentucky's humidity and cedar infested habitat but I've never grown them. I'm just curious what your thoughts might be on the nursery or what they offer. Thanks!
"Wild" Crab Apple (Malus spp.)
Our “wild” crabs are actually seedlings from our favorite crabapple selections and wild types such as: Dolgo, Transendent, Chestnut, Centennial, Whitney, and Prairie crab. Having a mixed bag of genetics and drop times from hardy, heavy bearing, disease tolerant favorites in an economical, and simple to establish and maintain rapid mast seedling should be a no-brainer to anyone wanting to spread some apple madness on their place.
Wild "Deer" Pear (Pyrus Communis)
These are seedlings from “pears gone wild” that we find thriving around fencerows, yard edges, and railroad tracks in the prairies surrounding our nursery. Their rootstocks that were so common to the landscape back when folks were more into growing and preserving fruits for jellies, preserves, and drink.