They actually showed up. Pretty dry, but still green and pliable. Starting to leaf out as well. At least some of them should make it.
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Is it too late to dormant oil and copper spray these? I think I accidentally thinned a bunch of my stone fruit spraying with Malathion after petal fall last year. That’s a Summer Delight tree, but Flavor Queen doesn’t need help being a shy bearer.
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If i want to keep this ac harrow pear a central leader is this an acceptable way to prune? Im used to pruning open center, however my coworker who ordered this tree with my order wants a central leader and i might as well trim it up for him while we’re at work.
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I usually just plant the tree un-pruned then prune to size the next. Not sure if it’s optimal but it works for me.
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I would use toothpicks to spread the branches. Then I would keep the branches that I did not accidentally break.
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I convinced him to top the tree, so we cut it where its marked in purple and cut back the remaining 5 limbs half a foot or so. He planted it the next day and actually did a great job. He said he watched YouTube for several hours after reading cummins instructions 
. The man has no hobbies and he brings pears in everyday from the super market. He needed fruit trees in the front yard lmao.
Hes said hes going to spread the remaining limbs. I encouraged him to do so especially because the harrow crisp apparently grows very upright.
Hopefully it turns out well for him. I grafted the excess harrow crisp scion wood to several bradford pear rootstocks at the local parks my daughter plays in.
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Some of my Asian persimmons got zapped with a 26F late frost.
can they produce still from new growth?
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I had to replace 9 trees last year due to tornado. So I put them in September 2025 five of them are leafing now and blooming and doing fine. I have four trees that I’m concerned about ambrosia Apple, a gala Apple, red delicious apple, and a moon glow pear . All of the trees look OK but have no leaves still look pretty dormant. I did a little scratch test on each one. They’re definitely green. I’m in zone 8B and it’s 80° for the last two days I lost my pineapple pear tree all of a sudden over the winter due to fireblight but it showed obvious signs a few weeks ago. These trees show no signs.
Is it due to the trees just being young and new or the particular varieties leafing out?
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What are the other trees? If not apples it may just be they leaf out later than them
New trees leafing out late is not uncommon. Especially if they were bare root.
That’s what I don’t understand and why I’m concerned. I planted all these trees in September they were 6 to 8 foot nursery trees I got them from different sources. They all were growing real well for almost 3 months before they went dormant. I have wasted several years on small trees and bare roots I don’t live at my orchard and the soil is not great so the first year is tough for any tree that is not fire blight resistant
The other trees are nectarines and peaches and plum. They’re doing great. I am hoping these apple trees are just a little late. My five year-old pineapple pear got fire blight this winter and died so I am a little bit paranoid. It was producing well last year no sign of fire blight,
What do the buds look like? My apples are just starting to wake up, with some of them still being dormant(fuji) Apples typically open up after peaches/stonefruits.
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If they scratch green then there is no reason to be concerned yet.
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They’re still pretty tight but are swollen. I am feeling a little more confident now hopefully the next couple of weeks thanks.
Can anything be grafted to serviceberry?
I think pear, aronia and mountain ash can.
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I have successfully grafted pear to Shadblow Serviceberry. I had over 20 trees grafted around the house at one point. Had a couple last a few years but they never bloomed and finally got taken out by snow and ice.
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i have a mountain ash completely grafted over to 4 types of pears. got 12 pears off it 2 years ago. last year it probably had 100 blooms but for some reason none set. hopeful for this year. on mountain ash pear fruits early. i grafted it 3 yrs.ago onto the ash that grew from seed to 6ft.in 3 years. its also in a perpetually wet spot near my ditch growing on the top of a spruce stump cut 5 yrs. ago. that spot would likely kill most other fruit trees. maybe mtn.ash isnt as long lived rootstock as pear but it will likely be here for a decade or so after im gone.
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I have some BET rootstock I kept in my fridge that has started to dry out. Bark wrinkling especially near the tops of some. It is green even at the most wrinkled part, so all are still alive.
I am soaking the roots in water for 12-24 hours. How long does it take for the wood to rehydrate? When should I graft them?
that should do it.