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Post by smsmith on Feb 13, 2017 20:19:41 GMT -6
Appleman's is the Franklin Cider apple
Kind of interesting, you need more words to get positive hits on Bing/Google than just "Franklin cider apple". Add Bill Mayo, and then you start getting accurate results.
It'll take a year or two before that apple becomes well known I think
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 20:29:31 GMT -6
I'm curious if the Franklin cider apples drop as easy as he shows in this video how he has late hangers still in February? I'd think winds would bring most down?
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Post by smsmith on Feb 13, 2017 20:38:12 GMT -6
That is a bit odd
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 7:51:31 GMT -6
I'm curious if the Franklin cider apples drop as easy as he shows in this video how he has late hangers still in February? I'd think winds would bring most down? You mean after Eds post on HT asking him about late hanging? I'd wondered that myself....
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 14, 2017 8:23:26 GMT -6
Since I'm banned from HT can you ask him about that BV?
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 14, 2017 8:37:38 GMT -6
So my NH Gold apple almost met a horrific death. We purchased our property in May of 2009. The tree was loaded as usual. It had a smaller brother tree right next to it. That one was also loaded. That winter both trees held apples late and deer were under it into February and March looking for drops. The next spring my brother said a porcupine had stripped all the bark off the smaller tree. I looked at it and was devastated. It actually made me sick. Then I reviewed our camera and saw this asshole. I was so pissed. It's a good thing I was 100 miles away at the time. They moved out of their house the next week and haven't been seen since. We thought about pressing charges but, they moved out of state. Thankfully they didn't girdle both trees. We had seen them running around with machetes so I know they did the damage. That tree leafed out the following spring with blossoms before it died officially. I believe the tree is seed grown since the other tree was a separate tree from what I could tell. The apples were similar though.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 8:50:48 GMT -6
Since I'm banned from HT can you ask him about that BV? What I meant was CE asked Appleman about if its hanging late, he said it was still holdin fruit. Oh nevermind you want me to follow up on it, np, i will.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 14, 2017 8:53:03 GMT -6
Losing a tree like that is why I worry about having "singletons." I lost my only CandyCrisp last fall to a rambunctious deer. I've got a number of other singles that I need to get duplicated somehow.
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 14, 2017 12:03:42 GMT -6
Since I'm banned from HT can you ask him about that BV? What I meant was CE asked Appleman about if its hanging late, he said it was still holdin fruit. Oh nevermind you want me to follow up on it, np, i will. Thanks BV.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 12:48:35 GMT -6
What I meant was CE asked Appleman about if its hanging late, he said it was still holdin fruit. Oh nevermind you want me to follow up on it, np, i will. Thanks BV. Per Appleman, "Odd but true. The tree will give up apples with a high wind while at the same time retain much of the crop. As viewed in the video, one can see shaking of the limbs applies more torque allowing the apples to drop more freely. I just did a video showing apples still on the tree in February and many deer tracks leading to the Franklin. The Franklin is the only one tree on our property with hanging fruit." I'll share the video when he does.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 12:48:56 GMT -6
Losing a tree like that is why I worry about having "singletons." I lost my only CandyCrisp last fall to a rambunctious deer. I've got a number of other singles that I need to get duplicated somehow. I gotta have 2 of each variety?
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Post by smsmith on Feb 14, 2017 12:51:46 GMT -6
Losing a tree like that is why I worry about having "singletons." I lost my only CandyCrisp last fall to a rambunctious deer. I've got a number of other singles that I need to get duplicated somehow. I gotta have 2 of each variety? No, only if you don't want to lose a variety. I lost my Candy Crisp, I did keep a scion or two to try grafting it this spring...but those scions have been in the fridge since November. I'm not super optimistic on them taking. I'd like to try a Candy Crisp apple off my own tree someday...so what do I do? If I had two, or if I had grafted C.C. to a limb on another tree...then I'd still be good to go.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 12:54:30 GMT -6
I gotta have 2 of each variety? No, only if you don't want to lose a variety. I lost my Candy Crisp, I did keep a scion or two to try grafting it this spring...but those scions have been in the fridge since November. I'm not super optimistic on them taking. I'd like to try a Candy Crisp apple off my own tree someday...so what do I do? If I had two, or if I had grafted C.C. to a limb on another tree...then I'd still be good to go. Thats one of my can't waits about this orchard project. You know how many firsts i'm gonna have its like a being a virgin many times over.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 14, 2017 13:00:17 GMT -6
You just wait for a few years...then you'll start thinking about adding multiple varieties to a number of your trees...or you'll be disappointed with some varieties and start grafting them over to other varieties...your obsession has only just begun
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 14, 2017 13:09:57 GMT -6
You just wait for a few years...then you'll start thinking about adding multiple varieties to a number of your trees...or you'll be disappointed with some varieties and start grafting them over to other varieties...your obsession has only just begun Don't tell my wife!
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