[Apple-Crop] Prune dormat newly planted trees?

notching these trees every 4th bud two weeks before full bloom. -- Doug Nelson ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop

[Apple-Crop] When to Head or Tie Down Tall Tall Spindle to promote lateral growth?

lateral growth. A few youtube videos about tall spindle indicate to do head in mid summer if the trees are tall enough. No one has ever talked about shepard hooking tall spindle. The literature I can find online is silent on heading or shepard hooks. -- Doug Nelson The Bluffs

Re: [Apple-Crop] When to Head or Tie Down Tall Tall Spindle to promote lateral growth?

> Mosbah Kushad, University of Illinois > > > > *From:* apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.com] *On > Behalf Of *Doug Nelson > *Sent:* Monday, May 01, 2017 9:01 AM > *To:* apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > *Subject:* [Apple-Crop] When to Head or Tie Down Tall

[Apple-Crop] Newbie Orchardist questions Herbicide on First Year Plantings

across the street that uses barrier on new trees. Does anyone have a herbicide they are using on new trees or stick to mechanical? -- Doug Nelson President Nelson Multimedia Inc. ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http

[Apple-Crop] apply pre emergence to new trees after mechanical removal?

alfalfa via contact herbicide and mechanical removal should i apply a pre emergence herbicide or wait to apply in the fall. What mixture of pre emergence should i use with first year planted trees? Can you apply pre emergence while you have irrigation running or is that unsafe for roots? -- Doug

Re: [Apple-Crop] To head, or not to head: that is the tall spindle question.

Forgot to mention the picture I have attached is an example of one of these poorly feather trees. My wires are two feet apart so you can see that this tree is almost seven foot tall. On Jul 3, 2017 4:22 PM, Doug Nelson wrote: I'm in my second year of growing apples. This year we planted

[apple-crop-2] Is this list serve dead

I have seen very little traffic all season. No responses to my two queries. ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop

Re: [apple-crop-2] Is this list serve dead

I got this hugh On Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 11:39 PM Hugh Thomas wrote: > Doug, same here. If you get this, please reply... > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 17, 2018, at 6:51 PM, Doug Nelson < > doug.nel...@nelsonmultimedia.com> wrote: > > > > I have

[apple-crop-2] What to do when fireblight hits tall spindle

I appear to have fireblight popping up in my orchard. The ipm group tells me to prune all limbs back to central leader and not to do any spraying. What do you do? ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.net/mailman

[apple-crop-2] what happens to apple trees near equator

I believe there are some on this list very near the equator. What happens with apple trees near the equator? Do they go dormat even though you do not have a fall season? Doug Nelson Woodys Apple Farm Plano illnois ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop

Re: [apple-crop-2] What to do when fireblight hits tall spindle

similar to what we are seeing in virginia, after 3-4 > years trees suddenly dying off, we had a couple of nights last winter @ -5 > degrees, my guess it's winter kill, look at bark around graft union, if you > see splitting, that may be the answer. > > John > > On 7/2