Thanks. That sounds right for a peach tree at least. Did you mean "Disclaimer"?
On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought I saw on some gardening show where you cut out the bigger > branches in the middle of the tree so the outer branches then get more sun > and the fruit does better. > > DISCLOSURE: I have never had any apple trees to trim or otherwise thin. > > --R > > On 11/11/15 12:16 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> There is a flowering crab up the street a few hundred yards, come to think >> of it. Should I thin the fruit next season to get larger apples? >> >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> There's an awesome apple tree in my front yard planted by a PO in 1982. >>> >>>> Tree is not much to look at but the fruits are numerous and totally free >>>> of >>>> disease, although they look mottled and streaked red/black. Taste is >>>> tart-sweet, crisp skin, small sized. I went to applename.com and it >>>> seems >>>> to be a Virginia winesap. I made applesauce on the stove (cored but >>>> unpeeled) and then blended it in the Blendtec - voila - pink applesauce. >>>> :) Also, some apple-mint jelly that has deep flavor and is quite >>>> unusual >>>> (not sure I like it). >>>> >>>> The winesap is not supposed to be self fruitful but my tree has nothing >>>> to >>>> pollinate it yet was lousy with fruit. >>>> >>>> Red Winesap is one of the older varieties, tracing back to Yurp as sops >>> of >>> wine. It is a hardy variety that will survive with little or no >>> care/spray. They will tend to have a lot of apples if not thinned. >>> There >>> may be enough pollinators around to do the job. They don't have to be >>> within sight. Flowering crabs abound in suburbia, and will do the job. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
