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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Leaves?
  • Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:08:20 -0500


On Nov 23, 2007, at 9:43 AM, William C. Garthright wrote:


Yes, this seems late for the apples to hold their leaves, and it seems
like everything else is holding leaves longer than usual, too. The
oak leaves are only about 1/2 down.


My apples don't seem to have lost a leaf yet, but everything has been
slow to drop leaves this year (not that bad, though). Of course, it's
been a very warm fall, at least until the last couple of days. It was 78
degrees on Monday (only 12° now).


Speaking of weird weather and weird tree behavior, I just noticed that one of the wild crabs on my neighbor's property bloomed this fall. It must not have bloomed all at once, because there were a few fresh blossoms still on it, several shriveled blossoms, and a whole lot of tiny (2mm) crab apples.

I wonder if it's self-fertile? I didn't see any of the other trees in bloom. I hope the tree isn't seriously damaged by winter - it's one of the prettier ones in season.

Ginda
eastern Mass., zone 6



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