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Post by Sandbur on May 4, 2020 19:33:57 GMT -6
The open pollinated seeds are sprouting. It’s like gambling. I need to thin them and select for the next apple better than Honeycrisp. my chances are probably better than the lottery???
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Post by Bwoods11 on May 5, 2020 9:44:48 GMT -6
Looks good Art.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 6, 2021 13:37:04 GMT -6
This year’s seeds are in the ground. Thanks for the seeds, Stu!
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 6, 2021 14:22:01 GMT -6
While trout fishing in Rusk County last week I grabbed a hand full of fruit from some wild trees growing along the stream and planted them on my property in some openings in my tree rows. I've had decent luck doing that with wild plums, so it was worth a try with these wild crabapples.
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 6, 2021 14:35:35 GMT -6
I probably should grab some apple seeds and get them in the ground as well. That sounds like a good idea.
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Seedlings
Oct 6, 2021 16:16:41 GMT -6
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 6, 2021 16:16:41 GMT -6
While trout fishing in Rusk County last week I grabbed a hand full of fruit from some wild trees growing along the stream and planted them on my property in some openings in my tree rows. I've had decent luck doing that with wild plums, so it was worth a try with these wild crabapples. How big were those crab apples?
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 6, 2021 19:58:45 GMT -6
While trout fishing in Rusk County last week I grabbed a hand full of fruit from some wild trees growing along the stream and planted them on my property in some openings in my tree rows. I've had decent luck doing that with wild plums, so it was worth a try with these wild crabapples. How big were those crab apples? Not very big, maybe nickel sized. It looked like a nice tree for birds and deer, but too small for eating.
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Oct 7, 2021 5:50:35 GMT -6
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Post by Reagan on Oct 7, 2021 5:50:35 GMT -6
There is a chestnut oak (I think) in the neighborhood that has cranked out acorns the last few years. I gathered up a big bag of them the other day.
I was just going to stick them in the ground around my property leave them to nature.
But then I thought this might work. Get a 5 gallon bucket and fill mostly with dirt and drill drainage holes in the bottom. Spread the acorns around and a screen on top. Leave it out for the winter.
Since whites germinate in the fall could this work to make a bunch of oak bare roots to plant next spring? Would it help my success rate?
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