Apple/Pear Trees

[sirrloin]

I wait to have them shipped till early spring. I graft the scions to the rootstock and store in a cold garage for them to callus over. They’re pulled out of the garage and planted in trays later in spring. They’re babysit till fall when I take them out to their permanent home.

Usually get 3-4’ of growth grafting in this manner.

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Those look really nice. I'd like to get a couple years of growth on mine before I move them out to a permanent location. My biggest concern is if the roots would be able to withstand winter temps being above ground in a raised bed or pots. Most of the trees I've gotten bare root seem to be at the 2 year age and around 4ft size and topped off.

 

[StucknAz]

I pulled weeds from my tree cages last week in SE Ohio. Any recco.endation for type of mulch, does it matter? Is there any type I need to steer away from? Tired of my trees being over run with weeds

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

I pulled weeds from my tree cages last week in SE Ohio. Any recco.endation for type of mulch, does it matter? Is there any type I need to steer away from? Tired of my trees being over run with weeds

I prefer cedar mulch. It is naturally rot resistant and has some bug repelling properties.

 

[StucknAz]

I prefer cedar mulch. It is naturally rot resistant and has some bug repelling properties.

No issues with cedar apple rust? I don't know anything bout CAR,

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

No issues with cedar apple rust? I don't know anything bout CAR,

No. I don't think that would be an issue with mulch but I don't know that for certain. I only plant rust resistant varieties anyway.....

 

[YtailFreak]

Where do you guys get your apple trees?

 

[letemgrow]

Where do you guys get your apple trees?

There's a pile of choices out there.

Probably the most highly sought after is Blue Hill. You have to be on line the day of ordering for most of the varieties.

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As we all know diversity is very important when planting for deer and growing fruit trees for whitetails is no different.

bluehillwildlifenursery.com

I also like Whitetail Crabs, you can still get a lot of their varieties last I checked.

WhitetailCrabs

www.whitetailcrabs.com

Century Farms has been good to me.

Century Farm Orchards: Apple Tree Nursery

Along with Cummins

Cummins Nursery

Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines

www.cumminsnursery.com

And 39th Parallel

39th Parallel Nursery & Orchard Lawrence, Kansas

Fruit Trees for the Midwest

39thparallel.com

39th is a go to for me for rootstocks and various scion woods.

There's tons of other options out there on top of what I've listed. These are just ones I know from personal experience.

 

[letemgrow]

The Lost Apple Project has their scions on sale now.

These are varieties that were thought to have been lost to time and re-discovered out west for the most part.

Apple_Scions_2024

Below (after the ordering instructions) are the apple scions we will have available this year. Details on ordering: How to order scions: To order scions please complete this form . ...

thefruithouse.weebly.com

I went with desert+keeper options.


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[letemgrow]

This is going to be a fun one to watch in the coming years.

Was able to secure some scions of this once thought extinct apple. I can't imagine an apple that's edible in December lasting till July....

It should make for a great late season food source.

https://montezumaorchard.org/product/colorado-orange-apple/

 

[Sligh1]

This is going to be a fun one to watch in the coming years.

Was able to secure some scions of this once thought extinct apple. I can't imagine an apple that's edible in December lasting till July....

It should make for a great late season food source.

https://montezumaorchard.org/product/colorado-orange-apple/

The winning bid was $2k. Wow. Keep em healthy- I’d love to try that one!!!!

 

[Habitat1]

This is going to be a fun one to watch in the coming years.

Was able to secure some scions of this once thought extinct apple. I can't imagine an apple that's edible in December lasting till July....

It should make for a great late season food source.

https://montezumaorchard.org/product/colorado-orange-apple/

That looks very cool, excited to see how that turns out!

 

[theDoorman]

This is going to be a fun one to watch in the coming years.

Was able to secure some scions of this once thought extinct apple. I can't imagine an apple that's edible in December lasting till July....

It should make for a great late season food source.

https://montezumaorchard.org/product/colorado-orange-apple/

Am I understanding this correctly. Drops December to July ????

 

[letemgrow]

Am I understanding this correctly. Drops December to July ????

It's a "keeper" apple where it lasts after dropping till July.

I'm not certain on the month that it drops.

 

[ELK919]

Has anyone ever tried the Orange snow fence material for fencing them in? I was looking at TSC and this seemed to be a little bit cheaper and more budget friendly than the welded wire fencing.

 

[theDoorman]

Has anyone ever tried the Orange snow fence material for fencing them in? I was looking at TSC and this seemed to be a little bit cheaper and more budget friendly than the welded wire fencing.

I’ve tried it. It worked decent. The weeds came up and crowded the fruit trees tho.

It will work if you have to but I use the welded wire now. Works much better and I plan on leaving the fence around them for a decade.

 

[deep woods goat hunter]

I made the trek north to pick up some trees from @IowaBowHunter1983 on Friday. Need to add T posts and a few years but I feel like I am on the right track. Liberty-Enterprise & AR Black.

 

[BearCreek]

For the experienced fruit tree growers, is stone around the base of the tree a necessity? My newly planted trees are fenced and screened, etc but I have not added stone. I am assuming this is for voles?

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

For the experienced fruit tree growers, is stone around the base of the tree a necessity? My newly planted trees are fenced and screened, etc but I have not added stone. I am assuming this is for voles?

Mulch, weed blanket, stone.

All to contain moisture and suppress weeds.

 

[deep woods goat hunter]

How do you all keep track of which variety of tree you plant? Seems like the tags come loose over time and blow away, or the sun fades the writing. My memory isn't good enough to keep track of the 30+ that I have planted (let alone replanting when I have to replace dead ones.)

Cheap trapping tags on the cages would be a good way I would think. I've never done this but have bought trap tags.

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

Cheap trapping tags on the cages would be a good way I would think. I've never done this but have bought trap tags.

Buddy of mine paints his t posts by color code. Color corresponds to a tree species