Let the feast begin!

[Maya]

Here's a few pics I took on an orchard walk of some of the apple trees I've grown for deer . The Yellow transparent started to drop and the feeding has begun! Honeycrisp to the right.

 

[Maya]

Some unknown variety. Mis-marked tree by a conservation group.

 

[Maya]

A weighted down Honeycrisp on MM111. Probably a good 5 bushel on it. They should start to drop in a month or so right thru into November.

 

[Maya]

This is a half acre foodplot, clover to the right and some brassicas just planted a week or two ago on the left. Two sides of the plot have apples on the edges. Liberty, Galarina, Initial, Enterprise, Honeycrisp, Maya Apples, 1 wild apple and another Mystery tree.

 

[Maya]

A few of 3rd leaf B118 Galarina's with 10-15 apples each. Hard to tell in this pic, but they are between 12-14' high already, w/ some real nice limbs.

 

[Maya]

Another MM111 Honeycrisp....

 

[Maya]

Honeygold.......

 

[Maya]

Close-up of some Honeycrisp..........

 

[Merle Hawggard]

Maya, your deer are going to be so fat all you'll have to do is shot in their direction! Trees are really looking great.

 

[CAS_HNTR]

Looks great.......how are those honeycrisp for maintenance?

 

[split toe]

Wow, very nice. I planted The Wildlife Group fruit tree package 2 years ago, hopefully I'll have some production like that down the road.

 

[dogdoc]

Dogdoc <----- envious

Awesome
Todd

 

[Brushpile]

So that's what apples are supposed to look like! Beautiful apples Maya, they recharged my batteries on growing apples.

 

[Maya]

Looks great.......how are those honeycrisp for maintenance?

I love Honeycrisp Cas, so the extra maintenance is worth it. You really need some spraying early on, ground maintenance, training and thinning, but after a few years they are easy. Just don't skimp on training and they do need some spraying. If you are not spraying, I would not plant them. I warned a friend and he tried twice, not good results.

A few Asian Pears on the right.

 

[Triple C]

So that's what apples are supposed to look like! Beautiful apples Maya, they recharged my batteries on growing apples.

Same here Maya! Man can you grow some fine apples. I'd given up on growing them this far south until I visited LLC's farm about 45 minutes north of me. He has beautiful, productive Arkansas Black and Yates growing on his place. I've got B118 rootstock growing in pots that I'm going to graft with LLC's trees this winter. Love your threads. Inspires us apple challenged guys.

 

[Tenured Student]

Same here Maya! Man can you grow some fine apples. I'd given up on growing them this far south until I visited LLC's farm about 45 minutes north of me. He has beautiful, productive Arkansas Black and Yates growing on his place. I've got B118 rootstock growing in pots that I'm going to graft with LLC's trees this winter. Love your threads. Inspires us apple challenged guys.

I'd say mast challenged guys! Sandy soils + 3 hours from farm defers a lot of mast tree growing hope.

 

[Neahawg]

Triple c look into the anna apple as well. It does not seem bothered to much my hot and humid but does drop a little early. Also I would say if Arkansas black will grow there I bet mammoth blacktwig will as well.

 

[Maya]

Same here Maya! Man can you grow some fine apples. I'd given up on growing them this far south until I visited LLC's farm about 45 minutes north of me. He has beautiful, productive Arkansas Black and Yates growing on his place. I've got B118 rootstock growing in pots that I'm going to graft with LLC's trees this winter. Love your threads. Inspires us apple challenged guys.

Certain local varieties will help alot Triple C. However you still need to check your soil, stake, fence, put on those vol guards and water, water, and water. Once you've got those basics done take the time to keep weed competition down and train those branches! I sell a lot of trees. The only thing I sell are disease resistant varieties to scab and fireblight. This makes it very easy for the novice. Speaking of which, here's a close up of Galarinas....... Has anyone tried them down south?

 

[lakngolf]

Maya, those apples look great. Honeycrisp is the one we always look for in the grocery store. Sometimes hard to find and always more expensive. Like others, I wish I could grow a few, but, knowing me, I would not keep up with the maintenance.

 

[Maya]

Maya, those apples look great. Honeycrisp is the one we always look for in the grocery store. Sometimes hard to find and always more expensive. Like others, I wish I could grow a few, but, knowing me, I would not keep up with the maintenance.

Well, common up Lakngulf in mid September, we'll get you a good deal on some! We've been hit hard with hail and spring frosts the last couple years, and this year we've got a couple hundred bushel of them for sale! These are Honeycrisp in my tall spindle orchard. They should be coloring up good the next couple weeks....