From snow to grow! This field of bench grafts are off to the races!
Wow, that's a great looking field! Looks awesome! Persistence and dedication is paying off!! Couldn’t be happier for you. They look great Ryan Looking good! Very nice
If I pulled two apples from every other fresh graft today, I pulled 1,000's. I should rephrase that, as it was mainly apple crabs and crabapples. A fresh graft flowering is one thing, but the amount of fruit set in these fields is another!
Is Sept the first chance someone has to order I bet you are covered with deer! Do you get much plum curculio damage?
Who has used 3/8'' fiberglass rods for a tree tube stake? Pros and cons? I have always used 10' 1/2'' cut in half galvanized conduit, but with the price of building materials now, it makes it 3.50 a stake or a 1.00 with shipping for 5' @ 1,000. Yes, I have a tree planting addiction.
I should say I only use the 60" have you guys had good luck on the 60" tubes with stakes such as this? Sounds like no worries. Thank you guys for your great response! I used 10' rebar cut in half. Works out to about $2.83 per stake. Easy to drive into pretty much any soil type. It’s all I used this year and so far no troubles. I really like PVC but cost too much now days. I tried a few orange fiberglass driveway markers this year and did not like the results. They are designed to be flexible for when hit by a snowblow for example so when attached to the tube, the wind can push them around. I must say that my tubes are the sheets I bought treated pine stakes from Menards and much better results. The tree tune stays verticals and doesn’t blow around. I use 1” electrical pvc conduit cut in half. However I also cage. I have a major bear problem here though so realistically anything short of concrete is a toy to them. I buy 5' hardwood stakes from a local landscaper who uses them for marking driveways for snowplowing. Less than a dollar each. Check with you local landscapers/snowplowers. I was given a handful of these green plastic stakes and I have used several on my trees. As long as you don’t have to bust through rock they work ok. The conduit does stay more solid. I think because it’s hollow. I have had good luck with the 3/8, but I would stay away from the 1/4" they are too flimsy in the wind. I use the 3/8 cheap tube stakes. They’ve held up great last yr and used more this year I’ve been using these for yrs now! You won’t be disappointed I recently used these and they work great if you don’t have rocky soil. I’ve used 1x 4’ fiberglass fence post rod from TSC driven about 18” into the ground per tree tube this spring. They have stood up to 60+mph winds with no issues so far.
Though this is my first year using tree tubes so my opinion might not be worth much 😂 That’s what I am currently using and have had zero issues in this being the second year out. Where did you find that pricing? I've used shorter ones. Some of them splinter apart over time. Be careful. I use them for mine they work just fine Pvc has always been by stake of choice. And drive with bolt after starting hole with grounding rod. Who makes the best bang for your buck tree tube Yikes.
Late dropping chestnut trees? Yes, maybe this one brings new meaning to that. There is still 5-10% of nuts remaining on the tree inside the burrs as it's getting ready to bloom again. Yes, this tree was late but dropped with many of them but a tree that continued to filter nuts on the ground through Into winter and well after most.
What's the name of this tree? What's the growth habit? Is it more upright like the American or smaller? What are your experience with bears damaging chestnut trees ? Is that a fall draw? Fall Draw Woodland or Northern Giant? Sign me up for a few. A quick question about Primetime Crabs. I have a few that are in their 3 season. First season the flowered/fruited well. I pulled the fruit mid season to keep the bears away. Past 2 seasons they have not flowered. Any suggestions?
Gram's Gift™ is as dependable as the sun coming up tomorrow. The tree has been flowering for a few weeks and will continue for another week or so. Many trees on the BHWN website are new to the world, and I have been isolating trees to see how many are self-fruitful or partially self-fruitful. It is easy to see a self-fruitful tree with so many fruits being seedless such as Gram's. Gram's Gift™ is exceptional as it will cover every flower group in apples from the beginning until the end. So glad I have one in my deer orchard!
August Apricot crabapple bloom is ending with a lot of fruit set, and Sonofcal is in full bloom
That’s a beautiful sight!
Buckman Crab has not skipped a beat since coming to this nursery. The tree keeps pounding out the fruit. This picture is of the same tree loaded with fruit last year, and flowers are scattered all the way to the top of that one-year-old wood. This picture is from a few days ago and was blooming with Big Dog for pollination. These trees have both survived -42 degrees and fruited after those low temperatures in Central Minnesota. Buckman Crab is a tree that is immune or highly resistant to all major apple tree diseases and is very productive. A great apple crab for north if you're looking to feed from November through the winter.
Looks great and so does the big dog I put in this spring. I will have to keep that in mind for next spring. Looks like what I need, been trying to order from you for 2 years and miss out Would like to get a few of those for my hunting spot Your trees are the best Ryan! That’s a beaut!
Red Delicious is approaching full bloom! Im being sarcastic as there is one flower on the eight-year-old Red Delicious. This tree is grafted onto M-111, a clonal stock, while the trees in my previous post are all grafted onto a standard seedling rootstock. I'm posting so that you begin to realize that an apple tree is not just an apple tree. We are all looking for a sustainable food source for wildlife and not wasting time growing something that is not. To be upfront, I'm growing this tree because I ate them as a kid, and I want to continue to do so. Even a productive tree can take a break in some years, but trees like a Red Delicious can take a break for three years. I realize that I could have pruned half of this tree away to make it produce and look like a tree in some commercial orchard, but I'm not going to. I'll continue to plant productive trees instead.
I have a few trees that needed serious work in order to start producing again. Not sure what kind of apples they are. Yea, I’d rather just stick with trees that are proven producers. Nice post man. My red delicious did not flower this year either. Actually none of my apple trees flowered. Im thinking the late frost may have did them in... It is terrible! Looking forward to getting some applecrabs from yall next spring. Any specific recommendations for a pollenizer for our existing orchard in 7a? We have Goldrush, Liberty, Enterprise, William's Pride, Fuji, Karmijn de Sonnaville, and Arkansas Black. I have grown out a Dolgo from another nursery for four years only to find that the scion was dead. Looking for a productive crab/applecrab good for pollenization and fresh eating. Bonus points for CAR resistance.
A young Road Kill Crab™ is opening up in blossom on all that new growth from last year. No need to train the limbs on Rd Kill as the fruit will do it for you. This grafted crab is a quarter-sized crabapple that produces an immense amount of fruit that falls here in Pennsylvania during October and November. The tree is clean of major diseases, vigorous, and dependable. You know I'm mainly a bowhunter if you have been following me, so I couldn't help but plant a few more this year. Road Kill Crab™- Crabapple Tree - Blue Hill Wildlife Nursery
Planting these trees and watching them grow is like money in the bank! Your Winter Crabarina wanting to put on a few fruits on one year old wood also!!! Looks really good! How old is that tree? Do you have any crabapples in stock? I should have got one of those too lol. Several of the crabs I bought this year have flowers and I'm gonna pull the fruit. Would you let them fruit next year?
A young Big Dog apple crab is starting to open up in flowers! The great thing is those flowers are on that new 1-year-old growth from last year. The limb structure is good, and I will leave a few fruits on each limb to train the limbs for me naturally. I don't have many bears or would not do this. Big Dog is as solid as they come from disease resistance and, as you can see, production. Zone 4 - Big Dog Crab - Blue Hill Wildlife Nursery
The original Big Dog, on own roots, has survived a brief period of -42. I keep wanting a couple of these but they are always out of stock. Hopefully someday I can get them. Good looking tree! My Roadkill Crab is going crazy! My Big Dog Crab May 18th. My Big Dog Crab May 7th. Nice branch scaffolding. Impressive!
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