The top looked great and was full of limbs so i cut back to just 5 lower and evenly spaced branches … its nice to see Cummins left a lot of roots and didnt prune so hard like some places. Thought id share.
And here’s AC Harrow Crisp for a coworker. Great structure.
Looks good.
I like Cummins a lot—even though I’ve only ordered from them once. I have a lot of fond memories of picking berries with my kids at their farm. Plus, a Cummins helped start one of the best cider makers in the country, Eve’s Cider.
I’ve gotten rootstock and scions from them in the past but this year I ordered some fruit trees from them. I will look up Eve’s Cider, love the name.
Okay so this i was unaware of this. Very cool. I stopped and talked to to an older gentleman by my uncles house who was planting fruit trees in wooster ohio. Said he retired from OSU ag department and recommended cummins. Said g 214… and 210 especially because Dr Cummins directly developed it. Now i want to try these cider blends.
Here’s the Toka from Cummins I planted Tuesday. I had to dig the hole bigger to get the roots all in. Got 4 apples, 2 peaches and 1 plum. All Grade 1 and all had good roots. Probably the best overall for the last three years that I have planted Cummins trees.
Dr. Cummins did a wide range of fascinating work on rootstocks beyond what’s publicly available. He experimented with apomictic dwarfing rootstocks that could produce virus-free clones when grown from seed—similar to how citrus rootstocks are propagated—a very clever idea. He also explored the use of multiple rootstocks for a single scion, typically by burying an interstem, with the goal of creating extremely dwarfed, freestanding trees that still developed deep root systems.
Cummins always sent great trees to me too. You can get some good deals at the end of the season as well.
Wow… i really want to know more. Can we start a Dr. Cummins history thread on here if there isnt one already.
Sorry i thought i responded. Beautiful tree. Your orchard looks great.
