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Post by Sandbur on Apr 25, 2017 12:59:29 GMT -6
I looked up Bergeson Nursery top 10 for their area--NW MN (tip from Art) Prairie Magic was one they were high on...early producer and very cold hardy (Manitoba origin) I have a Prairie Magic coming on second leaf.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 25, 2017 13:41:36 GMT -6
In the next few years, I should be able to give a report on how a number of varieties have grown and produced at my location. I don't anticipate another winter like we had in '13-'14 again in my lifetime(since nobody under 114 years of age had seen a colder winter in their lifetime). I could of course be wrong about that. Wrong twice. It was probably 96-97 and probably about 68 or 69. However I was not in Todd county at that time. I still think many crab apples have an advantage over MOST larger apples in this climate. So Many wild apples are crab sized. Winter of '13-'14 was the coldest on record overall for Little Falls in the last 114 years. At least that's what was reported in the Dairyland Peach.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 25, 2017 16:20:17 GMT -6
I was thinking of coldest days or nights. 13-14 had longer cold spells.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 25, 2017 16:21:54 GMT -6
Wrong twice. It was probably 96-97 and probably about 68 or 69. However I was not in Todd county at that time. I still think many crab apples have an advantage over MOST larger apples in this climate. So Many wild apples are crab sized. Winter of '13-'14 was the coldest on record overall for Little Falls in the last 114 years. At least that's what was reported in the Dairyland Peach. A retired veterinarian who has a small orchard at Little Falls said that Norland was one of the few apples to fruit after the 2013-14 winter.
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Post by leexrayshady on Apr 25, 2017 17:36:28 GMT -6
I don't think they mentioned fireside at the talk art that I can remember, However I do have one tree, other than it leaning on me I love the tree, fairly precocious with excellent fruit, ripens in October if I remember, not a very bushy tree though
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 3, 2017 10:54:07 GMT -6
If anyone knows a good MN source, I would be interested. I saw Huls Nursery sells them. Any others?
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Post by Freeborn on Oct 3, 2017 10:58:34 GMT -6
If anyone knows a good MN source, I would be interested. I saw Huls Nursery sells them. Any others? I believe the Apple tree guys sells them.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 3, 2017 11:13:32 GMT -6
If anyone knows a good MN source, I would be interested. I saw Huls Nursery sells them. Any others? I believe the Apple tree guys sells them. What town is he from? NE MN guy
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Post by Freeborn on Oct 3, 2017 11:52:52 GMT -6
Yep he is in Carlton Minnesota but he does arrange to drop off in the cities (Roseville) I think. I plan on ordering a couple trees from him for 2018. I don't think he takes orders until January. theappletreeguy.com/
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Post by smsmith on Oct 3, 2017 12:03:48 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 3, 2017 12:15:57 GMT -6
Yep he is in Carlton Minnesota but he does arrange to drop off in the cities (Roseville) I think. I plan on ordering a couple trees from him for 2018. I don't think he takes orders until January. theappletreeguy.com/I wonder if he has a drop off in Starbuck or Parkers Prairie
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Post by smsmith on Oct 3, 2017 12:20:04 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 3, 2017 12:23:01 GMT -6
That is very interesting! I lived in Lake City (SE MN) for two years, I remember having permission to bow hunt the local orchards. Full of deer, and they wanted the deer numbers thinned. The trees were just full of apples.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 3, 2017 12:23:45 GMT -6
Colorful Seasons Nursery. They are expensive, but sometimes have fall specials.
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Post by leexrayshady on Oct 4, 2017 9:03:01 GMT -6
The garden nursery down the road about a mile from me in Staples usually has a few in the spring
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