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[homerj1]

Definitely burr knots. I'd bet on it being m111 https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2015/1...nots are an inherited,on limbs of apple trees.

 

[White Oak]

Burknots on m111

I havnt noticed any on b118, I only have a couple.View attachment 34598

All My NWC Crabs have Burknots . Some people said to cut them out, others said to just leave them. Will they weaken the tree or subject them for diesease of insects to enter through the burknots ?. As the tree gets larger will they go away ?

 

[Mozark]

All of my trees are young, less than four years old, don't have any long term experience to share. My plan is to mound soil up too the graft union as time permits. There is a video online from SkillCult about removing them, something I havnt tried.

 

[H20fwler]

All My NWC Crabs have Burknots . Some people said to cut them out, others said to just leave them. Will they weaken the tree or subject them for diesease of insects to enter through the burknots ?. As the tree gets larger will they go away ?

I've got a lot of NWC in the ground and a lot of apples planted on M111. I plant my fruit trees so only an inch or so below graft is above ground and haven't had any issues that I know of.

 

[TonySoprano]

I ordered 4 Enterprise apple and 2 crabs (Crossbow and Redfield) from Terrry in winter 2020. All trees were to be planted in zone 4a in MN. When communicating with Terry, he indicated the Enterprise trees were on M111 rootstock, which he said should be good for my area. I planted all 6 trees in April 2020. All trees have exceeded my expectations. All trees were much larger than I expected when received and all 6 trees put on tremendous growth during the 2020 growing season. I look forward to seeing what 2021 has in store.

Hows that Redfield doing ?. I just planted one last month.

 

[JAW]

Hows that Redfield doing ?. I just planted one last month.

Funny you should ask today, as I was just at the farm yesterday checking on my trees. The Redfield puts on a lot of growth (12-24") every year. I pruned it heavily this spring. This is the first year I intend to let it fruit; I've removed flowers in past years to promote strong roots and branches. (I did let two apples form a couple years ago just to see what they look like. The apples had a deep red skin and bright red inside.) Crossing my fingers for this year. My biggest issue is I'm not certain I have the pollinators I need. We'll see.

 

[JAW]

Funny you should ask today, as I was just at the farm yesterday checking on my trees. The Redfield puts on a lot of growth (12-24") every year. I pruned it heavily this spring. This is the first year I intend to let it fruit; I've removed flowers in past years to promote strong roots and branches. (I did let two apples form a couple years ago just to see what they look like. The apples had a deep red skin and bright red inside.) Crossing my fingers for this year. My biggest issue is I'm not certain I have the pollinators I need. We'll see.

 

[TonySoprano]

Funny you should ask today, as I was just at the farm yesterday checking on my trees. The Redfield puts on a lot of growth (12-24") every year. I pruned it heavily this spring. This is the first year I intend to let it fruit; I've removed flowers in past years to promote strong roots and branches. (I did let two apples form a couple years ago just to see what they look like. The apples had a deep red skin and bright red inside.) Crossing my fingers for this year. My biggest issue is I'm not certain I have the pollinators I need. We'll see.

As long as you have a couple other crabs or apple trees in the vacinity I would think that should work for pollination. How long has this tree been planted ?.

 

[JAW]

As long as you have a couple other crabs or apple trees in the vacinity I would think that should work for pollination. How long has this tree been planted ?.

Redfield was planted in 2020. I added a couple additional pollinators last year, so the future should be bright.

 

[TonySoprano]

Redfield was planted in 2020. I added a couple additional pollinators last year, so the future should be bright.

Sounds good , I planted my first Redfield last month . It was one of the smaller 2'-3' foot trees .

 

[bigboreblr]

I dug mine us 2 years ago and gave to coworkers. Was thinking of making a good bit of hard cider, cut back on that idea some now. Stuff burns my stomache up, acid, tannins, or maybe sugar content. Too much fresh cider bothers my stomach too. No signs of cedar apple rust at home, my place is as bad as it gets. I keep a few zone 3 apples trees at home to graft for camp. I replaced it with kerr as a human apple that deer can enjoy too.

Cummins says it's ripe november 3rd, has a bloom group of 3, and its good in zone 3. It's Wolf River x Malus niedzwetzkyana. That asian apple is where alot of red flesh apples get their roots from. I also believe that apple is used for certain disease resistance too. I thought it was scab.