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  • From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Dwarf sour cherry
  • Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:19:03 -0400 (GMT-04:00)


The deer in my neighborhood did this with a North Star, except they forgot
the "let it regenerate" part. It did not end well.

Anton
North Carolina

-----Original Message-----
>From: Geoffrey Tolle <Gtolle0709@wowway.com>
>Sent: Mar 21, 2011 7:39 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Dwarf sour cherry
>
>Jim:
>
> I'm not sure how Prunus spp. take to it and grafting add another
>complication but have you considered pollarding your North Star -
>cutting it off above the graft line and letting it regenerate. For those
>trees that take to coppicing (and some fruit trees included), the
>process can greatly extend their lifespans. Does anyone have any
>personal experience in coppicing Prunus spp. (deliberate or accidental)?
>
>
> Geoffrey Tolle
>
>
>On 3/21/11 6:59 PM, Erdman, James wrote:
>> Our North Star is 20 years old, and has been declining the last year or
>> two, but was productive for many years before that. We are north of
>> mIEKAL, but still considered zone 4. The North Star we had at Tomah years
>> ago did well also.
>>
>> Jim Erdman, in Menomonie, WI
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