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Fruit and Nut tree in N. Illinois?
I would like to get rid of some useless trees and replace them with,
first, fruit trees (for example, apple trees), and, second, with trees that produce edible nuts. What kinds of fruit and nut trees can I plant in this climate? (Northern Illinois) i |
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Fruit and Nut tree in N. Illinois?
Check www.midfex.org, Midwest Fruit Explorers for more info.
Sherwin Dubren Ignoramus12245 wrote: I would like to get rid of some useless trees and replace them with, first, fruit trees (for example, apple trees), and, second, with trees that produce edible nuts. What kinds of fruit and nut trees can I plant in this climate? (Northern Illinois) i |
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Fruit and Nut tree in N. Illinois?
Check www.midfex.org, Midwest Fruit Explorers for more info.
Sherwin Dubren Ignoramus12245 wrote: I would like to get rid of some useless trees and replace them with, first, fruit trees (for example, apple trees), and, second, with trees that produce edible nuts. What kinds of fruit and nut trees can I plant in this climate? (Northern Illinois) i |
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Fruit and Nut tree in N. Illinois?
consider that fruit trees require spraying and upkeep. not doing so provides a
breeding ground for pests of fruit trees that can affect commercial crops or even neighbors crops. look around the area and if there are apple trees that are untended, forget apples unless you like the idea of spraying every 7 days. nut trees are less fussy. most nuts in our neck of the woods requires a sledge hammer to open. Ingrid Ignoramus12245 wrote: I would like to get rid of some useless trees and replace them with, first, fruit trees (for example, apple trees), and, second, with trees that produce edible nuts. What kinds of fruit and nut trees can I plant in this climate? (Northern Illinois) i ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Fruit and Nut tree in N. Illinois?
I said, nuts are less fussy, meaning no spray. but frankly, the chestnuts are asian
and not as palatable. thin walled walnuts dont grow up here, filberts are not really winter hardy to N. Illinois. cherry & pear get fire blight, cherries are gone without complete protection, pears get fungus and other pests. the taste persimmons are not hardy, hardy ones will barely get ripe same for paw paw. yes, grapes of the hardy variety (seeded) type do fine with a single dormant spray and careful culture to keep air moving. mulberry, yes. hardy kiwi YES!!!!! seems our squirrels dont know they are edible. but they do ripen at individual rate and must be picked daily .. otoh, no peeling. raspberries, of course. INgrid (simy1) wrote: wrote in message ... consider that fruit trees require spraying and upkeep. not doing so provides a breeding ground for pests of fruit trees that can affect commercial crops or even neighbors crops. look around the area and if there are apple trees that are untended, forget apples unless you like the idea of spraying every 7 days. nut trees are less fussy. most nuts in our neck of the woods requires a sledge hammer to open. Ingrid that is not quite right. chestnuts, walnuts and filberts require no spray, and (to answer another post) chestnuts are not accessible to squirrels. Cherry, pear, persimmon, serviceberry, mulberry and pawpaw require no spraying. If one is willing to build a trellis, hardy kiwi and grapes require no spray. Of course, blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry require no spray. If the OP selects some of the trees above, he can get fruits continuously from late june to november. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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