I planted several trees with very low graft unions. I planted them at grade and a year later all trees had settled 6 to 8 inches. Now I'm constantly uncovering the graft unions because the trees are planted too low. If I let it go they could root above the graft and grow to full size.
Man Dre. I’m wondering if some of those Fujis are on a different rootstock that g41. That’s a lot of vigor. That nursery messed up your liberties , so possible. Your second row of Fuji shown look like what you would expect with g41 as you noted.
Are you sure about your pruning system? The Liberty look to be to be a spur bearing variety. So you want the old wood and then they fruit from spurs off that. Golden Delicious and Fuji are a tip bearing varieties, and so you want those new whippy growths to get the best fruit. Looks like you got fruit high up presume it was above the frost. I tend to prune when they are in flower. No flower and it gets cut off!! One of my favourite apples is Discovery. Really early before anything else. Does not need pruning. My tree has been there for about 35 years and it just produces fruit. Every shoot has a flower, every flower produces a fruit.
We try not to crop until the 3rd leaf at all. 3rd leaf we look for 10-30 apples or so. After that we aim for 80 or above with a goal of 100 apples per tree.
@@joshh9090 Thanks for the information! I have talked to a lot of people about starting a home orchard a lot of them say that they don't won't plant any trees because they think that they won't see any fruit for many years. So if you get the right size of tree and prune like you are supposed to then you can start to see production in three to four years, you have talked me into planting a few trees just so i can show my friends that they are wrong about their thoughts.
@@joshh9090 Pardon me but in his presentation Farmer Dre stated he would plant higher variety trees meaning, I believe, varieties he would pay more for and sell for more. I am curious which varieties those were.
@@erichaskell ah I gotcha now. So when we look for varieties that offer the most return they are usually things like honey crisp , ever crisp, autumn crisp, snapdragon, etc. varieties like gala and golden delicious do not make the same money retail
Im from Namibia and really appreciate all the free knowledge you share. Thank you and keep on getting better.
This is the video I've been waiting for on the apples great job man as always greatly appreciated
Thank you🙏💜 what is the spacing? And are you still happy with the spacing?
I planted several trees with very low graft unions. I planted them at grade and a year later all trees had settled 6 to 8 inches. Now I'm constantly uncovering the graft unions because the trees are planted too low. If I let it go they could root above the graft and grow to full size.
Man Dre. I’m wondering if some of those Fujis are on a different rootstock that g41. That’s a lot of vigor. That nursery messed up your liberties , so possible. Your second row of Fuji shown look like what you would expect with g41 as you noted.
Hello friend
I think you must tie the branches down (those lower branches) for them to produce apple
Are you sure about your pruning system? The Liberty look to be to be a spur bearing variety. So you want the old wood and then they fruit from spurs off that. Golden Delicious and Fuji are a tip bearing varieties, and so you want those new whippy growths to get the best fruit.
Looks like you got fruit high up presume it was above the frost.
I tend to prune when they are in flower. No flower and it gets cut off!! One of my favourite apples is Discovery. Really early before anything else. Does not need pruning. My tree has been there for about 35 years and it just produces fruit. Every shoot has a flower, every flower produces a fruit.
Good post! Very informative!!
What's the spacing?
M111 is good in heavy clay zone 3 but not a dwarf stock. What dwart stock is good for those conditions? I want to grow gala and honey crisp.
Does the theory of the younger the wood the more fruit you get cut across all the other fruits like ovacado?
What are some nursery to get the apples plant from?
What kind of production do you expect next season off of one tree if everything goes your way?
We try not to crop until the 3rd leaf at all. 3rd leaf we look for 10-30 apples or so. After that we aim for 80 or above with a goal of 100 apples per tree.
@@joshh9090 Thanks for the information! I have talked to a lot of people about starting a home orchard a lot of them say that they don't won't plant any trees because they think that they won't see any fruit for many years. So if you get the right size of tree and prune like you are supposed to then you can start to see production in three to four years, you have talked me into planting a few trees just so i can show my friends that they are wrong about their thoughts.
Hi farmer d u got good videos the strawberries was a good watch🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Have you tried or what are your thoughts on sonic and smart sprayer systems?
Bro you should have done summer pruning
Why do you paint the trees?
Who do you buy from?
💪🏼 Good video 🇺🇸
how mm tick the wire for trellis?
What do you feed the trees to get such vigorous growth?
triple 10 or something in the fall, they really don't need as much fertilizer as you think
Will the apple trees grow into each other as close as they are.
Yes, but you prune every year and you don't let branches get long. Old wood is not the best apple wood
Insane how different apples are from peach trees! Looks like it’s not a total loss and you’ve got time to make corrections. Live and learn bro!
Where is that?
What's the name of the apple
Very good info
What is a good fruit tree nursery?
Wafler or ACN
Come bhart..
What is a higher variety tree?
Planting dwarfing trees close together that are supported on stakes and or wire.
@@joshh9090 Pardon me but in his presentation Farmer Dre stated he would plant higher variety trees meaning, I believe, varieties he would pay more for and sell for more. I am curious which varieties those were.
@@erichaskell ah I gotcha now. So when we look for varieties that offer the most return they are usually things like honey crisp , ever crisp, autumn crisp, snapdragon, etc. varieties like gala and golden delicious do not make the same money retail
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