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["Robert L. Bates" <bob@phylsellens.com>]

Hello,

First of all, I am brand new to this site and hope this is where I 
can get some answers.

Background:
I am in Hawaii, Zone 11 and live at 750' elevation and of course the 
winters never get 68 degrees.

Two years ago I bought a Dwarf Golden Delicious from a nursery here 
and they said this was the only apple that would grow at this 
elevation.  The tree started bearing fruit within 2 months of going 
into the ground and hasn't slowed down yet, matter of fact the apples 
are getting larger each year.

This isn't too bad because it seems as if every week when I cut the 
lawn I can reach out and eat a fresh apple while cutting grass.

Questions:
I do have some leaves on the tree that are being eaten into a lace 
pattern, however it is not always the young leaves.

The fruit itself often has one or two little dots on the skin but 
that about all.

Is there anything I can use for these problems?

Lately I have noticed there are new shoots coming out of the ground 
at the base of the trunk, I carefully took the first one off and 
planted it and it seems to be growing quite well.  It is now about 3 
feet tall.  There are now 2 more new shoots coming out.

Does anyone know if these new shoots will grow into fruit bearing trees?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Bob.




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Robert L. "Bob" Bates, R, GRI
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bob@phylsellens.com
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