Interesting, Hal. We planted Honeycrisp on Bud 9 back in 2004 and they are only about 6' to 8' even now......produce a good crop, but never grew as we expected. In fact, we are planning on removing them in the next two years or so. Replanted more in 2006 on M 26 and they have produced beautifully. Spacing was based on previous tree rows...we had M7 planted in the same rows previously with 10 x 14 spacing. Planted the M 26 with 4 x 14 spacing and trained to tall spindle. Best Honeycrisp producing trees we have. No fire blight issues and do trunk sprays with Lorsban to keep the borers off them. We are also doing some trial rows on NIC 29 with Zestar to see how they perform to tall spindle.
I'm sure you have made sure the graft unions were above grade. but if your guys are like ours, we have to make a double effort to make sure those graft unions don't get buried along with the roots! I'm sure you are aware that if the union does get below grade, the dwarfing effect of the rootstock is gone. Dennis Norton IPM Specialist/Certified Nurseryman Royal Oak Farm Orchard 15908 Hebron Rd. Harvard, IL 60033-9357 Office (815) 648-4467 Mobile (815) 228-2174 Fax (609) 228-2174 http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Hal Wentzel To: Apple-crop discussion list Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Bud 118 I planted Honeycrisp on what I thought was Bud 9 on 4x15. I have a strong suspicion that they were on Bud 118, but I can't verify that. I've had a heck of time with their vigor. It took them about 6 years to calm down, and I've had to do some heavy pruning to contain their growth. On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Hugh Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: Next spring, I'm thinking of planting Honeycrisp on Bud 118 with a 4x12 spacing. Anyone with any ideas or critical remarks on this would be appreciated. _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- Hal Wentzel Pleasant View Orchard W6050 Chapman Road Niagara, WI 54151 715-927-2050 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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