WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Before the frost set in & the apple tree’s leaves turned black & fell off, I got a chance to inspect 1 apple tree graft experiment after 2 years of growth. So far so good. We’ll see how it goes next year & whetherContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Just got back to the office after checking on 1 experimental pear graft made in May. CFA grafted an Asian pear to a wild or “volunteer” hawthorn (thornapple) tree; so far, so good. We’ll find something good about those thorny hawthorns just yet. MayContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Been inspecting some of the member’s apple trees that CFA grafted during April & May. One of them was loaded with flowers which is pretty unusual. Let’s just hope they put on a foot or more of growth before the dormant season. May theContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Last month spent a lot of time grafting apple trees. Hopefully, this month we’ll get to see some green growth from all this fruit tree match-making. One of our trees grafted 3 years ago looks like it might bear fruit; we’ll see. Let’s prayContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST Been grafting apple trees here & there. It’s a weird thing. I’m like a match-maker for apple trees. Taking scionwood from forgotten varieties planted in Sullivan County by God-knows-who & trying to connect them with a younger rootstock in central Ulster County. I justContinue Reading