TWalter91
5 year old buck +
Might have to start planting american chestnut again!!That joke fell flat .. Chinese Chestnut!
Trees orders?
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PatinPA
5 year old buck +
The conservation districts have some good sales. Look around to various counties around you too. I had ordered hazelnuts from another state but cancelled it when one of the local conservation districts had them for a fraction of what I was going to pay to ship them in. Usually have really good prices for bareroot conifers and hardwoods. Their fruit trees are decently priced but I don't think they're as nice as Blue Hill's.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I'm putting in 5 BH Hoosier Persimmon Seedlings in my frost pocket area where persimmons do great but other fruit trees struggle. Any that turn out to be female can be left as is or topworked to a different cultivar. All males will be topworked to a variety of my choice.
Below is a planted, seedling 90 chromosome persimmon in this area that I chose to leave as is and not topwork. This spot is a persimmon mecca.
Below is a planted, seedling 90 chromosome persimmon in this area that I chose to leave as is and not topwork. This spot is a persimmon mecca.
PatinPA
5 year old buck +
How long did yours take to fruit? I planted a few seedlings 6 years ago. Slow growers for me. The tallest is about 8 feet and maybe and inch diameter.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I think you will likely have fruit within 2 more years. Most seedlings that get off to a good start will take about 8 years in my area.
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
You know what you planted? Thought NY and PA are borderline zones for most varieties. Forgot which tree nursery specializes in northern permissions.
PatinPA
5 year old buck +
No idea. I got them from the Snyder county conservation district. They were just labeled as persimmon seedlings. Just waiting for them to flower so I can figure out if they're male or female.
Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
Picked up my first order from Whitetail Crabs (3 trees) this week and decided to transplant 2 trees that were in bad spots (one Arkansas Black that I planted too near a black walnut and one Liberty near some cedars that just didn’t get much sun). Both are not slightly over 6’ tall after 4 years in the ground. Terry’s trees looked great as usual. Glad I had some help as my ground is pretty rocky!
TWalter91
5 year old buck +
How did it go transplanting those 2 trees? I have a cobbler crab that I planted last year that needs to be moved. Little nervous to move it but it's only been in the ground for one year.
TWalter91
5 year old buck +
@Derek Reese 29 have you thought about cutting that double leader off right away? I would be very tempted to chop it right off at planting lol But I'm probably a little to aggressive on pruning sometimes.
Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
I’m cautiously optimistic about it got good roots out and didn’t cut many plus pruned both trees back a bit.
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
Wish my wife liked contender peaches. She's a saturn donut peach fan. Contedner seems as disease resistant as they get. I'd still treat it for peach leaf curl for a year or two. Probably be treating that until I make those trees firewood.
Anybody's tree orders came in yet? Rototilled, fertilized, limed and peat moss'd the planting holes. About 4'x6' 18 inches deep. 1/4-1/3 of a bag of peat moss. That stuff is awesome for heavy clay.
Been looking for 3ft tall white spruces at local stores. Found one for $300....... It's staying there for that price. Home depot has 12-15' tall wolf rivers, hoenycrisps. Haven't seen lberty yet.
Mortenson
5 year old buck +
I like how those donut peaches look. They taste good i imagine? I've had old timers here eat these contenders and say they're the best they've ever tasted.
My Bluehill trees just showed up. 5 apple trees. Why? No clue.
Mortenson
5 year old buck +
An old @Bowsnbucks technique. Use rubber coated solid copper for tree cage ties. Many years of use and easy access.
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
Saturn peaches a re great very juicy. Overall, you got to spray to get any worth eating peaches. That peach leaf curl can kill peach trees too. I'd never mess with one if it was just me. If I ever messed with one on my own, contender.
Transplanting trees is easy, trick it to get it early to let the roots settle in. Better to cut roots than tp yank them up. Serrated edge shovels help. I have a root assasin RA-001. Its narrow and deeper than a rgular shovel. I usually dig a trench around the tree. This way you can get a shovel down deeper under the root ball. Remove the mulch around the tree a few weeks before if possible, because it keeps the frost line cold longer.
I dug up 2 smaller trees so far this year, a trailman and a AWHO both on anty. I got them in a pot of dirt under my porch in the shade. I think leaving it potted like that warms up the roots faster. Trying to go to camp with tleast a tree order with me. Think I will be giving away the trailman, the buds are getting big on it. I am topworking a pristine on m111 with 1/2 kerr 1/2 trailman, so Ill have it around anyways. Got a guy who doesn't hunt at work, but gardens a ton. This will be good for him.
2 years ago I transplanted some 4ft tall spruce trees. They all did well, but they did get watered well. Just prune the tree according to the roots you got. Survival rate is very high for transplants. However, about 2/3rd seem to have a decent year after you transplant. The more roots you get, the more careful you are about getting th roots out, and the quicker you get it back into it's new home, the better off you are.
Got a apple tree I have transplanted each year for 3 years, still going but not going anywhere else. It's staying there.
Transplanting trees is easy, trick it to get it early to let the roots settle in. Better to cut roots than tp yank them up. Serrated edge shovels help. I have a root assasin RA-001. Its narrow and deeper than a rgular shovel. I usually dig a trench around the tree. This way you can get a shovel down deeper under the root ball. Remove the mulch around the tree a few weeks before if possible, because it keeps the frost line cold longer.
I dug up 2 smaller trees so far this year, a trailman and a AWHO both on anty. I got them in a pot of dirt under my porch in the shade. I think leaving it potted like that warms up the roots faster. Trying to go to camp with tleast a tree order with me. Think I will be giving away the trailman, the buds are getting big on it. I am topworking a pristine on m111 with 1/2 kerr 1/2 trailman, so Ill have it around anyways. Got a guy who doesn't hunt at work, but gardens a ton. This will be good for him.
2 years ago I transplanted some 4ft tall spruce trees. They all did well, but they did get watered well. Just prune the tree according to the roots you got. Survival rate is very high for transplants. However, about 2/3rd seem to have a decent year after you transplant. The more roots you get, the more careful you are about getting th roots out, and the quicker you get it back into it's new home, the better off you are.
Got a apple tree I have transplanted each year for 3 years, still going but not going anywhere else. It's staying there.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Yep. No pain-no strain-no corrosion. I use #12 gauge solid wire. Lasts for years - ours at 12 years now on our cages.
Good luck with your plantings, Mort!!
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
Email Saint lawrence and mehrabyan nursery. Both are coming in in a week or two. Gonna be busy!
