The premature growth on most species has led to some marginal damage. Following record breaking warm temps this spring, some freezing temperatures ruptured cells in new growth. Leaves damaged were on most species, but not all individual plants. Pear, apple, currants, gooseberries, cherries, plums, aronia, juneberry, and lilac all showed damage. Plants seem to have [...]
Northeast Fruit Grower’s Journals & Logs
Northeast Fruit Growers Journals and Logs
First blooms of 2012
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
May 7th is the 2012 date for the first apple blossom, though on a single tree so far. The rest of the apples are still in wait. European Pears and American Plums have their first blooms out or are close. David Pear (ussuriensis cross) has been in flowere since April 24. Others of note: [...]
Weather Anomolies
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
The unprecedented warm weather over the last two weeks has initiated premature budbreak in nearly all the fruit species here in Walden. Temperatures tonight of 6 degrees will spell trouble we fear. We have greentip on a fair amount of apples and pears, but the furthest advance is on black currant and gooseberry with leaf [...]
Codling Moth
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
codling moth larvae (image : Joachim K. Löckener) If you have bitten into a “worm”, chances are this is the one.
Tree Healing : Compartmentalizing
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
A tree under repair does not truly heal in the classic sense of the word. The damaged tissue does not undergo the same sort of process that, for example, a human wound does. Most of the exposed tissue simply dies, that is digresses to dried xylem for the most part. This portion may even become [...]
A Nature Museum
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
a cabin becomes a school This little cabin will become a tool for the edification of interested visitors. An idea of our son is to have a nature museum on the premises to showcase all things natural. Having accumulated bird nests, animal skeletons, a swelling insect collection and odd artifacts, a space to house it [...]
An Apple Treehouse
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Leo’s Treehouse The nearly finished retreat is nestled between the arms of a volunteer apple tree. Here is a case where one of those multi-trunked mis-behavors is put to good use. We sawed off a couple of the trunks, which now serve as a platform for the treehouse. The branches are being trained to envelop [...]
Anthracnose of Apple
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
A common affliction of apple in the northeast, it shows in presence in a variety of ways. Damage may be apparent on leaves, fruit or woody parts of the tree, and at various times and degrees.
What is the Kitchen Sink
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
This is your place to find things that just refuse to be categorized. More to come…
