Rye:
Not at all sure about the degree of magic (albiet I'm there is some
involved) involved in pollination/fruit set. However with Bud.9 and to some
extent M.9, one can literally stunt (called runting) a tree by allowing
excessive fruit to stay on a young tree. Especially with Bud. 9 (whose
Rye:
If you have good soil and live in S. Calif, those trees will get bigger
than 7-9' and (likely) occupy more space than 6' between trees.
And while you seem determined to use a wire trellis, you should know
that wires are a pain. Or as the trees grow and fill in their space
limbs/fo
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Would it Virginia Beauty?
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Yoder, Keith wrote:
> Not 20 Ounce, Chris. (The heaviest one I have is only 13.7 oz ;-) Not
> Minkler, but that's one of the ones I'll need to look up because it must
> look something like __ .
>
> Keith Yoder
> ___
I've occasionally seen this sort of thing both in apples and in
pears...perhaps 3-4 times in 30 years. Not a big deal really.
ed
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Daniel Cooley
wrote:
> Personally, I think this is the pomological equivalent of the Piltdown Man,
> made easy by the developmen of P
I'd also like to hear more detail on it. My gut reaction is that while it
may well work, controlling or managing weeds could be troublesome especially
on highly erodible soils (created by herbicides...).
Therefore Mr. (or Ms.) T. Curl, would you please comment further on your
"flat fence".
Thank
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Jon:
We grew Liberty for many years in So. Indiana on MM111, and various
interstems (including M9, B9 and P2) where it matured in early September.
It was annually productive, color was adequate (much better than most all
strains of McIntosh which is a near total disaster in Zone 6). When
ade
Jon:
Dennis Courtier (of NBT) brought samples to the recent MAIA meeting at Eckert's in Belleville, IL. It is large, conical (without pronounced lobes), moderately dark red, very crisp with a mild sweet flavor.
Speaking of MAIA crosses examined that afternoon, I'd say there are a fe
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