Apple Trees on Dwarf Rootstock

[Smart Red]

I have always been an avid reader. I know that helped me with my future writing abilities, but I've never been a good speller. Strange to me since I knew so many words.

I was the youngest student to learn how to use the dictionary at my school because I wouldn't knowingly leave a misspelled word in any of my work. I am, however an excellent proof-reader. I instantly notice misspelled or misused words whether I use spell check or not, and still cannot leave a misspelled word un-corrected.

I know students who spent a lot of time practicing for tests and others who knew how to spell the weekly list already on Monday. Even if the practice perfect students get good grades in spelling, their work shows the don't remember the words they studied.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i'll be grafting more apple trees this year. i had a couple Cripp's Pinks that had damage from a storm mid December so i packed the cuttings in a plastic bag and put them in the fridge for later. i also orders about 13 'twigs' of some heirloom varieties i wanted to add to the selection on my property.

i'll be grafting to Bud 9 since i couldn't get any of the Geneva 30 i wanted before they sold out. Bud 9 requires staking and thinning of fruit for certain scions grafted. the reason for the staking is because this rootstock doesn't have good anchoring roots for quite a few years. and depending on the scion that is grafted, could produce lots of fruit that can over-load the trees unless you selectively thin out the buds/young fruit early in the season. this is a very hardy rootstock for my area.

with the Geneva 30 trees would be a little taller but have better anchorage and only need staking the first few years till they establish strong root growth.

Orange Pippin has a partial list of rootstock if you're interested in some comparison of qualities. http://www.orangepippintrees.com/articles/fruit-tree-rootstock-tree-sizes-usa
though i like this site since it shows some good examples of sizes between each of them, and it also has other fruit tree rootstock comparisons.
http://willamettenurseries.com/clonal_fruit_tree