Multigrafts going to town

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My semi-dwarf Liberty is host to a number of varieties that I have stuck on it here and there. It’s my Frankentree.

Right now the Liberty (which will be probably 75-80 percent of the production) is in full bloom, and several of the other varieties are too, with a couple getting ready to follow suit.

I should have a few Galas, some State Fair, quite a few Montana Red, a handful of Haralsons, some Yellow Delicious, Supremes, Winesaps, Monarch, Jonagold, Pixie Crunch, Carousel, Karmijn d’ Sonneville, Rubinette, Prairie Spy, a Fireside or three … there is an unknown or two (from lost tags) that might give me a chance at ID’ing them this year. We’ve had a ton of bees out and about and no hard frost.

My pear (Parent tree Gold Spice) has Anjou, Seckel, Winter Nellis, Flemish Beauty, Frost, Pezzuti’s Pennsylvania Wonder, White Doyenne, maybe Dana’s Hovey. Clapp’s Favorite is on there but hasn’t produced yet.

It could be a good year, but we’ll see.

:-)M

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I hope your harvests live up to their promise.

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Mark, we need photos! :no_mouth:

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I’m not very good at that Lizzy, but I’ll give it a try. We’re getting ready to leave on vacation so I might not get it done until I get back.

Thanks, Muddy! It looks good right now but we all know how that can be.

I was also excited that my little prune (grafted onto tomentosa rootstock) bloomed for the first time (7th leaf!). There were only three or so anemic-looking blossoms but it’s a start.

:-)M

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Excellent. Isn’t it exciting to see our trees doing well and about to give a good variety of apples. I find myself looking for excuses to go out and take a peek at the trees and checking grafts. They love all the sun they are getting here at new place and are and full of blooms. Enjoy your vacation.

Carole