Modified central leader. The more recently planted rows are the dwarf section. It includes trees on G214 at 10 foot spacing. I may increase the planting density and run wire and post supports, but there are other issues in that area including seasonal standing water.
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That is a fruit distorted by pathogen fungusTaphrina pruni.
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Anyone know what the rate per 1 gallon in a sprayer with Captan 4L would be?
I’m not planning on deploying it by plane. 
Anyone ordered from Bottoms Nursery? Good experience? Did they ship fast?
Your pears look like classic 2-4D herbicide damage. I ran a large comercial nursery and have seen lots of herbicide damage.
Drifting in, and vaporing in. 2-4D is volitile and as will “gas out” for days in warm weather and go where the wind blows. The 2-4D that are of ester formulation, work better as far as killing, but are much more volitile than the amine products. Esters are oil souluble (I think), amine are water soluble. The oil lets the product penetrate leaves better.
People were using LV6 or LV4 which is called LV low volatile 2-4D. The problem is, LV is for ester types which is often 10x more volitle than the “old” amine types. Dicamba is very capable to move too. Farmers were using it in their burn down sprays for soybeans and corn because of the glyphosate resistant marestail and giant ragweed.
It often drifted into the nursery in warm weather. It was a nightmare to watch a million dollars worth of trees deal with it.
2-4D is basically a growth hormone, causing the plant to grow out of control. The vapor drift will often cause this type of curling, stunting and yellowing.
They often will grow out of it, the following year, if not to strongly affected or a direct hit. Its a long wait to find out.
Most of our trees grew out of it quickly. The legume type trees like maackia didnt. Legumes are very sensative.
Avoid any 2-4-D products that are in ester formulation and dicamba. Crossbow is especially bad and is used in brush control. It contains 2-4D and Triclopyr both in ester formulation.
Roundup is safer to plants as when the spray dries, thats it. Just watch your drift. 2-4D ester keep on giving.
The bad part is these are the common turf herbicides. Maybe have a discussion with the neighbors as to how high temps can move the product off site and they dont need to go overboard.
Good luck. I have felt your pain.
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Anyone able to identify this seedling growing randomly? I have another like it. Maybe peach?
Came up where I have had my chickens previously and they get all sorts of things to eat.
Transplanted to this spot a few minutes ago.
He is so comfortable in there.
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looks like a peach tree and a kitten bush. be careful with the kit bush they can be invasive and demanding!
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Yissssss! I just had to return a peach to home depot and get me money back. Now I have a home-grown! Yay!
This kitten bush definitely needs a lot of attention.
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Today marked my very first attempt at grafting—of any kind. My brave (and possibly doomed) subject: a loquat tree. I managed to purchase some scions from Fruitwood Nursery, so at least one part of this operation was professional.
As for the rest… let’s just say there’s definitely room for improvement, regardless of whether the grafts take or not. I only cut myself twice, which is how I confirmed my knife is very sharp. So technically, that’s a success. I guess the question is… will I continue to graft in the future??? Absolutely!
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Both Google Lens and Seek,have identified the plant as, Rhamnus davurica — Dahurian buckthorn.
What scions did you get? I just grabbed a strawberry one from them. Also now that you’ve cut yourself, it should take. It took me almost chopping my index off for my grafts to take
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@melon I grafted a Strawberry and a Christmas. Hopefully both of ours will take. I will gladly take the sacrifice. 
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Is anyone in northern USA or Canada seeing main crop figlets appearing yet? I still only have a few brebas and am wondering if I need to fertilize more. They seem to be growing well and look healthy otherwise.
If PA counts, there’s a bunch of pea-sized figlets on my Chicago Hardy as of a couple days ago.
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Is Oregon north? It’s pretty north on a map, but it’s hot and dry here already. This Olympia fig has dozens of good sized fruits.
I’d say PA counts. Dang, wonder what I’m doing wrong. Or maybe it’s just been a little too cold in spring this year.
Those are breba figs (on previous year’s growth). Main crop figs would be on the current year’s growth.