yoderjac
5 year old buck +
I posted this picture to another thread, but I thought it was unique enough to deserve its own thread.
Is it possible to go from seed to fruit in less than 18 months? Evidently yes. Last spring I started a bunch of crabapples from seed. I got both Siberian Red and Dolgo seeds. They all grew like weeds and were transplanted from 18s to 1 gal RB2s to 3 gal RB2s in one season. Last fall I planted them in the field.
This picture was taken on June 6, 2015:
I planted the tree in the field on October 2, 2015 (The cage is 5' tall for reference):
I was checking some trees and doing some T-budding today. When I checked this tree, here is what I found:
I'm shocked. Maybe this early fruiting won't last, but I find it amazing. Out of 14 trees I grew and planted like this (Siberian Red and Dolgo combined) only one is doing this so far.
Thanks,
Jack
Is it possible to go from seed to fruit in less than 18 months? Evidently yes. Last spring I started a bunch of crabapples from seed. I got both Siberian Red and Dolgo seeds. They all grew like weeds and were transplanted from 18s to 1 gal RB2s to 3 gal RB2s in one season. Last fall I planted them in the field.
This picture was taken on June 6, 2015:
I planted the tree in the field on October 2, 2015 (The cage is 5' tall for reference):
I was checking some trees and doing some T-budding today. When I checked this tree, here is what I found:
I'm shocked. Maybe this early fruiting won't last, but I find it amazing. Out of 14 trees I grew and planted like this (Siberian Red and Dolgo combined) only one is doing this so far.
Thanks,
Jack
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