Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] Suggestions for crabapples for birds?

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Suggestions for crabapples for birds?
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:44:57 -0600

I understand some cidermakers add a small amount of crabapples (5%) for
flavor. May want to keep a few for that.

Or the another way to look at it is a removed crab provides space for
another, more edible, tree fruit.
Mark
KS

----- Original Message -----
From: "waayupnorth" <
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Suggestions for crabapples for birds?


> I have four flowering crabs in my yard. I was thinking about removing all
of
> them because they could support disease and insect pests that I don't want
> to spread into my orchard. But back in December a sharptail grouse or
> similar bird was in one of the crab trees feeding on the fruit, and again
> this morning probably that same bird is feeding on that same tree.
> So at least one of the flowering crabs will be spared.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Prunier <
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2008 7:47:07 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Suggestions for crabapples for birds?
>
> Here is my first post to the list - I'm looking for recommendations for
> a flowering crab that birds like in the winter. About 30 years ago I
> saw crabapples trimmed into low hedges at an Air Force Base that I
> visited I believe in MO. It was early winter and the robin flocks were
> plucking fruit off the bushes like nobody's business. I picked a few
> and they were like candy. Never got to find out what variety they
> were. The fruit was a little bigger than a marble. I'll be moving to
> southern VT not too high in the hills next fall (900 ft elevation) and
> would like to include crabapples in the mix for the birds. Any
> suggestions? Thanks, Tom Prunier (Great name for a fruit lover, Eh?)
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
> This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web
sites.
> Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have
permission!
>
> **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
> Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
> No exceptions.
> ----
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be
used to change other email options):
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
>
> File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
> TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
> Please do not send binary files.
> Use plain text ONLY in emails!
>
> NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/
>
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________
________
> Be a better friend, newshound, and
> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
>
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
> This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web
sites.
> Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have
permission!
>
> **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
> Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
> No exceptions.
> ----
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be
used to change other email options):
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
>
> File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
> TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
> Please do not send binary files.
> Use plain text ONLY in emails!
>
> NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/
>
>
>
> --
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.486 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1198 - Release Date: 12/26/07
5:26 PM
>
>





Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page