Need Suggestions for Non Fruiting Apple & Plum Trees
jshriganesh
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Have apple,cherry,plum trees
Comments (5)I have a boysenberry and the feverfew on your list.Also "Bristol" blackberry plants-the berrys are about the size of quarters and make great pies etc. Check my list please. I am interested in the Dwarf cherry and the blue plum tree...See MoreNeed fruit tree suggestions for Northern California
Comments (27)Planting with water rationing: Deep-rooted trees may help. You don't need a dwarfing rootstock to keep deciduous fruit trees small. Choose rootstocks suited to your soil. Prune when the trees are not dormant to limit growth. Prune apricots when rain is not expected for several weeks, to limit disease spread. When trees are just getting started, you can haul water out in a bucket if you need to, using water which you would otherwise waste (keep a bucket in the shower, etc.) Watering deeply, not too frequently, is preferable. Or, you can use drip irrigation which lowers your total water usage. Multi-grafting: You can purchase multi-grafted trees to increase the number of varieties in your yard, or plant trees close together and keep them small. Either option is especially appropriate for early-blooming trees which need cross-pollination before bees are very active, like many of the Pluots. Multi-grafted trees need care to keep the most vigorous variety from over-taking the others. Prune when the tree is dormant where you want to encourage tip growth, when the tree is not dormant where you do not want to encourage new growth. If you want to try grafting your own varieties, you can get some valuable instructions on this forum. See link below. If you love to cook, there are several possibilities among the plums, in addition to Santa Rosa and the European plums. Laroda was named by Sunset several years ago as the best Japanese plum for cooking. It resembles Santa Rosa, but is sweeter and hangs on the tree in good condition longer. Santa Rosa is still a classic for flavor (some may come from a wild California plum), as a pollenizer and for ease of care. Laroda is not self-pollenizing like Santa Rosa. Other Japanese cultivars recommended for cooking are Mariposa or Satsuma (for jam), Wickson (for sauce), Nubiana (turns red). Queen Anne is said to keep its shape when cooked. Flavor King Pluot is also recommended for cooking. As in cobblers and sauce for ice cream. And of course apricots and cane berries are great for cooking. Here is a link that might be useful: Grafting tips...See MoreDo non bearing apple trees need to be sprayed?
Comments (4)Nope. Mine are likewise in their 3rd year, and even though I do expect some fruit, I'm not going to spray unless I run into serious trouble. I'll half-heartedly try to get an organic no-spray crop this year and see how it goes....See Morenon-apple suggestions for my apple orchard please
Comments (10)Thomis, I'd forgotten you had an earlier post about losing the trees to collar rot. Crown/collar rots are definitely associated with wet heavy soils. Peach trees will die even faster than apple trees under those conditions. I would definitely plant the peaches in mounds for better drainage and to stop the travel of the zoospores, which can't move through mounded soil. In terms of varietal recommendations, I have my own biases, but I'd check out the recent thread - "2010 Peach Report" where you get others favorites as well. Don Yellman, who I haven't heard from in a while, is fairly close to you has recommended Golden Jubilee as one of his favorites. I've seen it listed before as a canner, and it drops fruit, but Don's mentioned several times it's his favorite. Except for maybe Spring frosts, I'd expect you could grow just about any Midwest or Southeast derived peach you wanted in your climate, and perhaps some of the CA peaches Scott mentions too....See MoreJoJo (Nevada 9A)
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