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Post by Freeborn on Aug 28, 2017 7:48:02 GMT -6
I have not but I'll put that on the list as we are trying to get to know the area. What is the new brewery in Alex.? We should check that out also.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 28, 2017 7:51:48 GMT -6
I have not but I'll put that on the list as we are trying to get to know the area. What is the new brewery in Alex.? We should check that out also. Copper Trail Brewing Co. It's just a little bitty place (for now, I bet they grow) right in Alex. They have live music sometimes, so does the winery. Some links www.carloscreekwinery.com/coppertrailbrewing.com/
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Post by smsmith on Aug 28, 2017 9:01:58 GMT -6
You could always swing over to the Corral in Nelson too...maybe meet BLB for a bloody
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Post by sd51555 on Aug 28, 2017 21:23:16 GMT -6
You know, there's another neighbor up by me that has a big apple tree in his yard. No clue what it is, but he came over and drank a ton of our booze one night. If they hold late enough, I may wander over there to see what he's got and if he's got good grafting wood.
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Post by nhmountains on Aug 29, 2017 4:48:30 GMT -6
That's a good plan SD. I'd concentrate on late hangers but, a early and mid season too. My friend's big old tree has already finished dropping apples. It's a big draw for him in August. I may hit him up for scion wood at some point. Not sure on variety.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 29, 2017 6:31:13 GMT -6
You know, there's another neighbor up by me that has a big apple tree in his yard. No clue what it is, but he came over and drank a ton of our booze one night. If they hold late enough, I may wander over there to see what he's got and if he's got good grafting wood. If it doesn't have any decent scion wood, all he/you would have to do is to stub cut a branch to get some the following year. Big old trees are oftentimes difficult to propagate due to not having much for scions.
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Post by nhmountains on Aug 29, 2017 6:49:48 GMT -6
You know, there's another neighbor up by me that has a big apple tree in his yard. No clue what it is, but he came over and drank a ton of our booze one night. If they hold late enough, I may wander over there to see what he's got and if he's got good grafting wood. If it doesn't have any decent scion wood, all he/you would have to do is to stub cut a branch to get some the following year. Big old trees are oftentimes difficult to propagate due to not having much for scions. I'm sure his needs a good pruning. The trees I pruned last March have responded with great wood this year. I've got more to do this winter.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 4, 2017 7:48:46 GMT -6
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Post by smsmith on Sept 4, 2017 13:27:03 GMT -6
Went for an old folks drive today. I've been wanting to taste a couple wild crabs for a few years and just never stopped to pick fruit. Today I stopped and picked them...I haven't been missing anything The fruit is very tannic (I think that's what causes that mouth pucker feeling anyway) on both trees. One is definitely crisper/juicier (Pillsbury crab) than the other, and it's possible than in a couple more weeks they'd be almost edible. I have a feeling Pillsbury crab would be a good addition for cider/hard cider
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 4, 2017 14:16:47 GMT -6
I was driving yesterday with my wife a few miles from the camp. Her cell phone went off. It was somebody from her work who shouldn't have been calling her personal cell on the weekend. I pulled into a parking lot for a state access to a small pond. There was an old crab with tons of golf ball sized apples on it. I'm going to stop and check it out the next time through. Looks like I could get scions pretty easy. I went to see if it's a late hanger. The wife worked out tge issues when she told the person we were two hours away and in the woods.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 6, 2017 15:36:49 GMT -6
Found this crab today while hanging a trail cam. I think I planted it in 04/05?? Guessing it's a Sargent crab, or possible Red Splendor...no sure? photo upload
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Post by biglakebass on Oct 6, 2017 15:45:07 GMT -6
Wow. Cool
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Post by Reagan on Oct 8, 2017 6:10:40 GMT -6
I got some crabs! I checked a ladder stand yesterday that I hadn't looked at since November. I usually do this sort of thing in august or September but I just ran out of time. It is in a thick area and funnel. It's old strip mine ground with very poor soil. Most trees are small and the brush is thick. When I placed this stand a couple of years ago, I found two crab apple trees nearby. Yesterday I was trimming some shooting lanes and bumped a tree and heard an apple drop. This tree is 20 yards from my stand and I never noticed it until yesterday. It rained apples when I shook it. They will probably all be gone by the time I hunt it in November but it was still an exciting thing to find.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 8, 2017 7:02:12 GMT -6
Make sure it gets plenty of sunlight and maybe add a fruit tree spike or two for next year. Does it need pruning? Is there much deer sign around it?
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 8, 2017 7:04:38 GMT -6
The deer have cleaned up nearly all of the apples under this chestnut crab.
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