1st rd done of grafting complete.

[greyphase]

Reinette Grise
Orleans Reinette
Maigold
Cherry Cox
Olga Crab
American Beauty
Crow Egg
Esopus Spitzenburg
Myers Green Limbertwig
Smokehouse
Western Beauty
Carolina Red June
Keim
Kerry Pippin
Ida Red
Hunt Russet
Chestnut Crab
Albermarle Pippin
Baldwin
Morgan Sweet
Smokey Mountain Limbertwig
Pink Lady
Black Limbertwig
Arkansas Beauty
White Limbertwig
Ashford's Limbertwig
Watt's Limbertwig
Weaver's Red Sweet Limbertwig
Hopefully that will be enough to satisfy my addiction for this year.

 

[buckvelvet]

Reinette Grise
Orleans Reinette
Maigold
Cherry Cox
Olga Crab
American Beauty
Crow Egg
Esopus Spitzenburg
Myers Green Limbertwig
Smokehouse
Western Beauty
Carolina Red June
Keim
Kerry Pippin
Ida Red
Hunt Russet
Chestnut Crab
Albermarle Pippin
Baldwin
Morgan Sweet
Smokey Mountain Limbertwig
Pink Lady
Black Limbertwig
Arkansas Beauty
White Limbertwig
Ashford's Limbertwig
Watt's Limbertwig
Weaver's Red Sweet Limbertwig
Hopefully that will be enough to satisfy my addiction for this year.

Very nice, I grafted over an ornamental to Orleans Reinette this past spring, it was rockin & rolling. Then I forgot to put screen around it (tree has been there for 5 years never touched) and naturally rabbits killed it this winter, hurray!!

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Hey BV - At post #446 you put a pic of a "Homestead crab" that Turkey Creek grafted for you on B-118. What kind of fruit does a Homestead crab produce ??

 

[buckvelvet]

@Bowsnbucks this video is in response to 'Stu' smsmith about the Homestead Crab and what taste it had. This specific tree grew at my house where i was born and moved out of around age 12. Oddly enough my inlaws live there now. Small world aint it?

 

[Bowsnbucks]

BV - Is that tree a crab apple or could it be a regular apple that has smaller fruit due to lack of pruning & thinning of the fruit crop ?? In the video you said it was sweet with no tart taste to it. That's what made me wonder if it was actually a crab - crabs usually have a tartness / astringency to them. I'm far from an expert on such things, but was just wondering. Any more history on it ?? Whatever it is ............ it's a great looking tree !! That much fruit load in October and the apples look pretty good for no big-time care.

 

[buckvelvet]

Yep, I'm personally attached/invested in that tree. I have 3 of its spawns growing in other locations, none are old enough yet to fruit. 1 specimen could potentially flower this year, if it does I sure hope it gets pollinated so I have a better understanding of what to expect fruit wise. Though if it only had 1 fruit it could potentially be bigger because no competition.

I call it a crab because its somewhere around 80-120 years old, it has a neighboring tree around the same age but the fruit on the other specimen is much larger and is gone by september/early oct. This tree has all uniformly the same size fruit I believe measured them before around 2 inches, so right in a decent size crabs wheel house. Its obviously withstood disease and all other critter to make it as old as it is and it still produces a decent crop for having its teeth kicked in for years.

The taste at least for me is great all things considered. I know wild life sure love 'em.

 

[greyphase]

I have a BV Homestead crab growing in the nursery. It'll get a permanent home this fall.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

The Homestead crab looks like a winner. That video makes it look like a habitat dream. Still holding fruit at the right time of year.

 

[buckvelvet]

If you're interested just pm me your address and i'll share the love. :)

 

[buckvelvet]

Painted my nursery trees today, ready’n for the the big transplant day to the orchard...

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[buckvelvet]

Updating status on the pear tree at my inlaws, trimmed it up...

Before the cuts today...

After...

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[gunfun13]

Were your nursery trees grafted last year?

 

[buckvelvet]

Were your nursery trees grafted last year?

No all of these were grafted 2016. They range from 1 foot to 7 feet. Anaros crab is a painfully slow grower, I cut a 1/2 inch off just to make sure it was kicking, yep, its fine just wow, slow....

 

[buckvelvet]

I start diggin holes tomorrow, anticipation is growing for a long 3 day weekend workin my tail off...


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[Merle Hawggard]

I start diggin holes tomorrow, anticipation is growing for a long 3 day weekend workin my tail off...


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Sounds like my kind of weekend coming up for you BV!
Best of luck with the new planting!

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[buckvelvet]

Well my truck broke down this morning, shes my wood and deer hauler so shes needed.

Bible says to be fruitful so i got 26 holes dug with my trusty spade. 13 old 2015 failed grafts now to dig up for replanting & then soon my orchard will be mostly ‘fully’ planted...

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[buckvelvet]

Well got my 39 holes dug, saved 13 of 14 rootstocks(mice got 1 b118 forgot to put screen back on it last fall), all in all good day.

Difference of a few feet in this sandy place...

Kieffer pear from @turkey_creek not yet awake like pretty much everything here.

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[buckvelvet]

Winter Lane Crab i grafted in 2015 from @greyphase waking up, man does this thing like to flower, have to pinch dozens off every year...

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[buckvelvet]

Homestead crab on B118 all shaped and ready to grow for the year...

Pink pearl on G30...

Pinova on G30...

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[greyphase]

Hey BV, I need to send you a box of rocks. Those holes looks like easy digging'.