we're building a barn, which unfortunately has to be located
where my one & only crabapple tree was (it's already cut down).
it was a decent, but small-fruited, edible crabapple. i'd like
to replace it with another edible crab, but with slightly larger
fruit, more like small apple size. anyone know of variety name
(s) or source for this type? i know they exist somewhere. my
grandmother had one in southwestern NY. i'm in zone 5b, NH.
lee who will check with my aunt to see if that tree still
exists & if i can get some grafts, too

Very good question. They may have them here. The guy that owns this place
has studied with me does know his plants well.
http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.

"enigma" wrote in message
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we're building a barn, which unfortunately has to be located
where my one & only crabapple tree was (it's already cut down).
it was a decent, but small-fruited, edible crabapple. i'd like
to replace it with another edible crab, but with slightly larger
fruit, more like small apple size. anyone know of variety name
(s) or source for this type? i know they exist somewhere. my
grandmother had one in southwestern NY. i'm in zone 5b, NH.
lee who will check with my aunt to see if that tree still
exists & if i can get some grafts, too

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:34:58 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote:
it was a decent, but small-fruited, edible crabapple. i'd like
to replace it with another edible crab, but with slightly larger
fruit, more like small apple size. anyone know of variety name

http://clark.wsu.edu/volunteer/mg/gm...rabapple2.html

"symplastless" wrote in
:

Very good question. They may have them here. The guy that
owns this place has studied with me does know his plants
well. http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/

well, Potsdam has a similar climate. thank you.
lee

Kay Lancaster wrote in
:

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:34:58 +0000 (UTC), enigma
wrote:
it was a decent, but small-fruited, edible crabapple. i'd
like to replace it with another edible crab, but with
slightly larger fruit, more like small apple size. anyone
know of variety name

http://clark.wsu.edu/volunteer/mg/gm...rabapple2.html

thanks, Kay. i'll look those up & see if they'll grow in my
climate.
lee

If you buy bare root trees and plant them correctly you may require staking.
Planting deeper to avoid staking is not a good idea. We have a method of
staking trees that is acceptable. It is also recommend as a solution in
Richard Harris's Arboriculture book. The place in Potsdam won't even use it
as a suggestion on their site. So I am not recommending them any more.

The trees should be planted at the depth the roots come off the trunk.
Here is a picture of bare root planting with CAMB GUARDS
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/camb/project-1.html


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.


http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/camb/

No order too small.


--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.



--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.