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[Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com>]

Incidentally, isn't it about time to update this forum?  It would be much
more useful if it was put together like this one- www.growingfruit.com
where topics can be searched easily for years.  The format does cost a bit
of money, but members could chip in.

On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 6:51 AM Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:

> "On the other hand, some varieties take longer than others to go dormant
> (GoldRush is last in my yard). In that case, spring might be the better
> choice."
>
> I have a bearing age fruit tree nursery and do most of my installations in
> the fall starting during the last couple weeks of Oct.  My apples still
> have leaves here in S. NY and fruit is still firm but I've been
> transplanting 2.5 inch diameter bare root apple trees for almost a month.
> I let the wind strip off most of the leaves while transporting them without
> tarp protection- I see no need to wait for full defoliation after decades
> of doing this.  The strongest leaves at shoot tips that remain on the trees
> do not cause dangerous dehydration and may help trees to establish somewhat
> more quickly by pushing immediate root growth in new soil the fall they are
> tramsplanted.  I had seen a Cornell research project where trees were dug
> in Sept and leaves were stripped where survival was fine.  Presumably most
> of the energy is already stored in the wood, but how can one tell where and
> how much stored energy goes besides observing results?  My earlier fall
> transplants thrive at least as well as later ones and seem to do somewhat
> better than spring transplants.  This is all based on about 30 years of
> anecdote.
>
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>> Jacquelyn,
>> Yes, both will work. Depending on the winter you get, you may find it
>> easier to re-plant as soon as the tree is dormant & the ground is still
>> soft. Mulch well. If you have inches of frozen ground in spring, that may
>> also be reason to plant in fall. On the other hand, some varieties take
>> longer than others to go dormant (GoldRush is last in my yard). In that
>> case, spring might be the better choice.
>>
>> Glad to see you are grafting. That craft is changing my life, for all the
>> apples in back are now from grafts I've made. That was not the original
>> goal, but learning to graft is so economical & opens so many more
>> possibilities.
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>> Dave Liezen
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>> Subject: [NAFEX] transplanting young apple trees
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>> I successfully grafted (first successes ever!) some young apple trees in
>> spring 2022, and some more in spring 2023. They?ve been growing happily in
>> a nursery bed. I?d like to move them to permanent locations. May I do that
>> in fall, after they?re dormant, or should I wait till spring?
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>> Thanks.
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>> Jacquelyn Kuehn
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