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Wow, I'm jealous that you can worry about stuff like that.  I've been 
waiting years for my apples to flower.  I'm not using the most 
precocious rootstock (M111, Antonovka, and some random wild crabs) and 
I probably don't have enough sun. . .

Oh well, my 3 year old apricot is covered with blooms today.  I, too, 
am hoping it doesn't get too cold.  I'm pretty sure the blooms survived 
a light frost last year.

Ginda Fisher
zone 6
where we are bound to get another frost or two.


On Apr 18, 2005, at 11:14 PM, Michelle Horner wrote:

> So I would like to know if you guys are hearty enough of heart to 
> pluck off all those blossoms?  I remember doing just such about 10 
> years ago on one of my first dwarf apples, under the advise of this or 
> some similar group!  I think my lip trembled a little as I pulled off 
> all the blosssoms.  Its kind of that "tough love" sort of thing, when 
> you think about it.  ;)
>
> Michelle Horner zone 4/5  SE WI
> (Goldcot apricot in full blossom--please, God, don't let it freeze)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Howard" 
> <gardendiva@charter.net>
> To: <kbradley@edibleforestnursery.com>; "North American Fruit 
> Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Precocity
>
>
> > Kevin,
> > The two small apple trees ( Honey Crisp & Ashmead's Kernel) I got 
> > from you last spring are blooming, too!  They are about 5 feet tall 
> > and didn't put on much growth last season.  They spent the time, 
> > after being planted in late April, establishing roots.  I purchased a 
> > Pixie Crunch from Henry Field's at Ed Fackler's recommendation, also. 
> >  It was planted in the same bed in mid-May.  It, too, is blooming.
> >
> > I think your observations about last fall, plenty of moisture and a 
> > warm spring are correct.  The mature crab apples down the hill from 
> > my mini-orchard are starting to bloom, almost a month earlier than 
> > last year. I'm in Zone 4b/5a, which is the same as yours, if I 
> > remember correctly.
> > Doreen Howard
> >
> >
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