Saint Lawrence Nursery

General Fruit Growing
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This was my go-to when I was shopping my way into nurseries. Now under new management. If your growing just a little bit north of the Northeast kingdom…

http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us

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Coppice,

Got any details on whether the new management will prepare stock in time for 2016 shipments? Will they be releasing a 2016 catalog?

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I got the 2016 catalog today. Orders must be in by October 30th, ships in ‘spring’.

Email: connor@sln.potsdam.ny.us
Saint Lawrence Nursery
POB 957
Potsdam NY 13676
(315)261-1925

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I was a fan of Saint Lawrence. Their catalog from last year said the transition to new owners would take a few years. I guess it was faster than expected.

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Great news. Just put in my request for a copy, thanks.

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Even though I live far from there climate, I’m in 7b, most of the stuff I’ve purchased from them over the years has done well for me. The new catalog is not as extensive as the previous ones. It seems focused on apples which is a good thing. Hope they survive for years to come.

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Their 2016 catalog is exclusively apples, with a remarkably wide range of cultivars listed.

I contacted the new manager and learned that all of the apples offered this year are on Antonovka rootstock. I fear such trees would grow way too big and vigorous for my purposes. But for those of you looking to plant big standard-size apple trees, they have an impressive selection.

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How big you let your apple grow, is to a degree limited only by your willingness to prune.

I kept an antonovka apple pruned to 24" as bonsai.

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I just received their Spring 2017 catalog in the mail today. It looks like they will be offering about 70% of what they had in their 2015 catalog. Deadline for spring shipment must be postmarked by Nov. 15. If you are ordering apples that are marked by an L (limited in inventory) it says to order by Oct. 15 and for pears marked with an L order by Nov. 1.

They also have a new website address https://stlawrencenurseries.com/

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@clarkinks, you might be interested in some of the pears they’re offering.

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I have purchased a number of items from St. Lawrence over the years. Some of it has taken a long time to mature, since it starts out small, but I have never lost a single thing that I planted from them. I wish them success!

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@SMC_zone6,
Thanks I noticed some very unusual rootstocks when I looked them up https://stlawrencenurseries.com/pages/tree-information#pears . I don’t see the rootstocks Pyrus communis and Pyrus ussuriensis used often. The varieties offered are very interesting which are ayers, beierschmidt, clark, celine, golden spice, manning miller, nova, patten, savignac , southworth , Stacey , summer crisp, Tyson, ure , Waterville . The rootstock would be a concern to me because pyrus ussuriensis aka harbin pear rootstock is susceptible to pear decline due to psylla http://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/pear-pyrus-spp-decline . The parentage of some of the cultivars such as summer crisp may account for the usage of harbin pear rootstocks. See this link for 2008 information that may shed some light on rootstock choices and performance http://uncommonfruit.cias.wisc.edu/european-pear/ . Here is some additional information about pear rootstocks so everyone is aware of the options available http://www.thenewfruitgrower.com/new_page_2.htm. A main concern with using pyrus communis rootstock is Fireblight http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/fire-blight-2-907/. Though these rootstocks would be a concern to me many of the cultivars are resistant to Fireblight eg. ayers. Some nice cultivars being offered but something that requires some thought. I would feel much better if these pears were grafted on ohxf rootstocks. If we did not have the issues we do in this area with things like Fireblight I would be placing my order by now.

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I LOVED their Raspberries … the roots were often two feet long!!!

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I was also interested in some of their apples but they are on Antonovka. It appears it is for hardiness and vigor in northern zones.

https://stlawrencenurseries.com/pages/tree-information#apples

I’ve drunk the Geneva cool-aid and am sold on G.935 and bigger roots. It has enough vigor to compete against lawn grass and seems productive in that environment too. It might even be free standing if you don’t allow it to over-fruit.

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I second everything that Levers has said.

I will say that Saint Lawrence is offering some really nice plums. Black Ice and Superior. Wish I had some extra money lying around; I would probably buy a plum or two.

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