Category: Tree Miscellaneous
Newly Grafted Trees
Young grafts should be treated closer to vegetable starts than to trees. A nursery bed for that first year, at least, is required. Although the tree will require different environmental and nutritional needs than an annual, they do need the … Read more
Ask the Farmer : Tree Irrigation ?
Do you see many orchards around here choosing to irrigate?
Irrigation of course, can mean a lot of things. What is being asked here I think is whether or not a constructed system is put in place to deliver the … Read more
Rootstock Crowding Study
I wanted to bring attention to a study we are doing at Walden Heights. In both research and direct observation, there is evidence that crowding of root systems leads to some dwarfing effects. Apples in particular tend to avoid growing … Read more
Is it Nuts to Grow Nuts ?
Protein. That one word sums up why most folks trouble themselves to grow the tree nuts. More to come…… Read more
Sour Cherry Bloom
The Tart Cherry (prunus cerasus)… Read more