North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

Just took a tour through the in-law's orchard and there is a lot of
variation there too.  Northern Spy varies between leaf break, and tight
cluster buds, to pink buds,  A Melba is beginning to bloom.  Blenhein
Pippin (possibly local) is as late as the Northern Spy.

Bought a 30 gallon plastic tub today to move the Court Pendu Plat into.
It is a small tree naturally, and with the dwarfing rootstock should be
smaller still.

My plan is to fill the barrel with a ratio of  2 topsoil, to 1 composted
manure, to 1 peat moss.  Drain holes in the tub, covered with broken
crockery, and a couple inches of gravel on the bottom for good drainage.

Even the greenhouse is behind.  Normaly the tomatoes would be going in the
ground this weekend, but they are only 4" tall.  Cool weather, and a lack
of sun has really held us back.  It is a cool greenhouse, dropping to 55F
at night, more of a walk-in coldframe with this weather.

I can wait another two weeks to plant the tomatoes, as long as the weather
cooperates and gives us some heat.

Later,
Tom

--
Southwest Ontario
Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
(similar to US zone 5)

On Fri, 17 May 2002, David Doud wrote:

> Don't worry - it will show green tip about the time other varieties will be
> at tight cluster or pink - I'm in north central Indiana @ 40* - -
> probably75-80 miles south of southern Onterio latitude - this is the first
> year for signifigant bloom on the CPdP - and as you can tell by the picts,
> there is a lot of variation - one cluster at PF,  another at pink - Ralls
> showed similar variation - both more so than 'regular' varieties  - we have
> had bloom strung out and extended this year much more than 'normal',
> weather being what it is - I harvested some pollen and plan to hand polinate
> the CPdP if we make it thru the next couple of nights - DOUD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Late Blooming Apples?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Now I am worried about my Court Pendu Plat.  It is still dormant.
> >
> > It is in a protected spot, so I will keep my fingers crossed.  A Freedom
> planted beside it, is
> > only pushing a little leaf.  Time will tell.  Time to move it too.
> >
> > Just grafted it las year, and this cool spring seems to have slowed down
> (most everything)
> > breaking dormancy.
> >
> > How far south of the Ontario border are you?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
> >
> > David Doud wrote:
> >
> > > Tom,  I just happen to have an interest - follow the link below to
> pictures
> > > I took this afternoon - bloom on Court Pen du Plat,  Ralls Genet,
> Northern
> > > Spy,  and Golden Delicious - take a look at them and tell me what you
> > > think - I've got picts from about a week ago also,  but I couldn't find
> them
> > > today - at petal fall a week ago,  Ralls had just opened king bloom,
> and
> > > Court Pen du Plat was at tight cluster/early pink -
> > > www.geocities.com/emmadoud/appleimprovement
> > > DOUD - zone 5z
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
> > > To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:50 PM
> > > Subject: [NAFEX] Late Blooming Apples?
> > >
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know how "late" a Court Pendu Plat apple blooms
> > > > in the spring?  It is also known as the Wise Apple as it
> > > > blooms so late there is no fear of frost.
> > > >
> > > > Now I am beginning to wonder if I will have anything
> > > > blooming late enough to be a pollinizer.
> > > >
> > > > The GRIN database indicates;
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/acc_search.pl?accid=court+pendu+pl
> > > at
> > > >
> > > > If you have this variety could you let me know when it
> > > > blooms, and your hardiness zone?
> > > >
> > > > I am hoping it is similar to Northern Spy.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tom
> > > > --
> > > > Thomas Olenio
> > > > Ontario, Canada
> > > > Hardiness Zone 6a
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > nafex mailing list
> > > > nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > > > Most questions can be answered here:
> > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> > > > File attachments are accepted by this list; please do not send binary
> > > files, plain text ONLY!
> > > > Message archives are here:
> > > > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> > > > To view your user options go to:
> > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX (where
> XXXX@XXXX
> > > is
> > > > YOUR email address)
> > > > NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > nafex mailing list
> > > nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > > Most questions can be answered here:
> > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> > > File attachments are accepted by this list; please do not send binary
> files, plain text ONLY!
> > > Message archives are here:
> > > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> > > To view your user options go to:
> > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX (where
> XXXX@XXXX is
> > > YOUR email address)
> > > NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Olenio
> > Ontario, Canada
> > Hardiness Zone 6a
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nafex mailing list
> > nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Most questions can be answered here:
> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> > File attachments are accepted by this list; please do not send binary
> files, plain text ONLY!
> > Message archives are here:
> > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> > To view your user options go to:
> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX (where XXXX@XXXX
> is
> > YOUR email address)
> > NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Most questions can be answered here:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> File attachments are accepted by this list; please do not send binary 
> files, plain text ONLY!
> Message archives are here:
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> To view your user options go to:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX (where XXXX@XXXX is
> YOUR email address)
> NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/
>