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Post by nhmountains on Apr 21, 2020 16:29:26 GMT -6
How do you officially patent a tree, and have some of the guys on here ever thought of it? Like Art/Stu? You must have a winner in there ? I've thought about it too, but really have no desire to make money off an apple tree. Club apples piss me off, so I don't want to restrict anybody's access to any trees I ever "come up with". The only tree I have that is at all "remarkable" so far is Smitty's Seedling. I've sent scions to a few folks around the country and am waiting to hear what they think about growing/eating the apples. The Smitty's seedling I grafted at my camp last spring grew 18-24" last year. I'm guessing it'll pop a few apples next year. I've got Colorado Orange and Smitty's on that tree right now. I'll graft 3-4 other varieties this spring once frosts pass. I checked my frankentree at home tonight. That has Colorado Orange, Scotia, Black Oxford, Pittmaston Pineapple , Shaw Ribston and a few more. A few have only grown 12" but, have fruit spurs. Others have grown 16" with no spurs. Only one of the grafts I did on it last year took. I guess I didn't rewax the scions after I cut them for other grafts or they got frosted.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 21, 2020 17:07:57 GMT -6
I've thought about it too, but really have no desire to make money off an apple tree. Club apples piss me off, so I don't want to restrict anybody's access to any trees I ever "come up with". The only tree I have that is at all "remarkable" so far is Smitty's Seedling. I've sent scions to a few folks around the country and am waiting to hear what they think about growing/eating the apples. The Smitty's seedling I grafted at my camp last spring grew 18-24" last year. I'm guessing it'll pop a few apples next year. I've got Colorado Orange and Smitty's on that tree right now. I'll graft 3-4 other varieties this spring once frosts pass. I checked my frankentree at home tonight. That has Colorado Orange, Scotia, Black Oxford, Pittmaston Pineapple , Shaw Ribston and a few more. A few have only grown 12" but, have fruit spurs. Others have grown 16" with no spurs. Only one of the grafts I did on it last year took. I guess I didn't rewax the scions after I cut them for other grafts or they got frosted. I didn’t rewax mine after bench grafting last week. Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 21, 2020 17:25:20 GMT -6
The Smitty's seedling I grafted at my camp last spring grew 18-24" last year. I'm guessing it'll pop a few apples next year. I've got Colorado Orange and Smitty's on that tree right now. I'll graft 3-4 other varieties this spring once frosts pass. I checked my frankentree at home tonight. That has Colorado Orange, Scotia, Black Oxford, Pittmaston Pineapple , Shaw Ribston and a few more. A few have only grown 12" but, have fruit spurs. Others have grown 16" with no spurs. Only one of the grafts I did on it last year took. I guess I didn't rewax the scions after I cut them for other grafts or they got frosted. I didn’t reward mine after bench grafting last week. Thanks for the reminder. It definitely makes a difference if you plan on top working later on.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 21, 2020 19:36:03 GMT -6
I didn’t reward mine after bench grafting last week. Thanks for the reminder. It definitely makes a difference if you plan on top working later on. Damn spell check. Rewax not reward.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 21, 2020 11:05:36 GMT -6
Despite a weird year of weather, dry early, then timely rains. I went 9 for 10 on apple tree survival going into the fall.
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