Schoolhouse, I have a Coralburst Crabapple and I must say that it has grown much bigger than I had thought!!! So the branches are now a little bit too close to the house... sigh... while the shape of the tree, the flower buds and the flowers are great (the flower buds have a lovely coral color, and then the flowers are a beautiful pale pink, so it is very interesting), its flower buds tend to be easily damaged by the late spring frost, leading to poor flowering in 2 of the last 6 years. Also, after it's done flowering, the leaves are rather boring. Even the fruits are rather non-descript. Oh, and it's a magnet for Japanese beetles...

Select a new lead shoot and train that to a firm stake, inserted carefully next to the existing trunk.

lucky_p, I am in SouthWest Louisiana and I am hoping to find seeds from a Chickasaw Plum tree. My objective is to propagate a very old plum tree which was planted by my now deceased neighbor. We bought the property from her daughter and have no idea what variety it is. I've brought fruit to the LSU agriculture extension for identification and he couldn't make a positive ID. I've tried starting cuttings in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar all the way up to Apr. 8 cuttings per pot, on heating mats for a constant 74F, misting in 2 hour intervals and all I get is a few leaves - Then death. I've done this for 2 growing seasons so far. The next step is to graft. Grafting is not something new to me as I have dug up Four nice 8' pecan trees from neighboring fence rows and used the bananna (4 Flap) graft method with scions from a local elliot/native that produces excellent and easy to shell pecans. All 4 grafts are doing well after 3 years. I also have improved the appearance of my 2 LeConte pear trees by bud grafting the same variety (The trees had limbs only on one side). What I am asking is: Do you collect the seeds, and could I get some? I bought a few from a "Well Known" seed company and they are NOT from Chickasaw Plum trees. They are now 3' tall and the leaves have no red or yellow tips. I'm guessing either American or Flatwoods.

Compatible. Your 'selection' is just one of a bazillion of 'volunteer' callery seedlings that are rampantly invading the countryside. If you're bound and determined to propagate this one, you can probably find a million callery seedlings in the nearby vicinity - isn't this one growing along the highway right-of-way? - dig one up and graft its relative onto it. Scott is right. FB can strike callery. I'm seeing more and more of it around here. Not enough to take the majority of 'em out, unfortunately - though I do like having a few volunteers around to use for rootstocks.