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    Pear Tree Suggestions

    Concorde variety pear is said to be partly self-fertile, or it also cross-pollinates with Bartlett. 12 feet apart would work for spacing...
    Post by: biggam, Apr 4, 2010 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Apple tree question

    I guess it was a container-raised tree. The odd flowering probably has to do with how it was overwintered. As the days shorten and the temps...
    Post by: biggam, Nov 8, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    cherry tree fertilizer also cherry worms

    Julie, Besides cherry fruit flies there are also plum curculios, which are "worms" in cherries. Both of these need to be monitored/controlled...
    Post by: biggam, Jul 31, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    pollinate a non-self pollinating fruit tree

    You need to give your location so people can give an appropriate response. I was thinking along the lines of making a house for some type of...
    Post by: biggam, May 1, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Growing Hops

    A minimum of 120 frost free days is needed to ripen a hop crop. The plant itself should tolerate wind, but it is the support system, which you...
    Post by: biggam, Apr 17, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    forcing a chip-bud from dormancy

    I've done a dormant-season chip-bud several times, and sometimes they grow that year, sometimes they stay dormant for a year. I wonder if and how...
    Thread by: biggam, Apr 16, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: Plant Propagation
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    Companion Plants

    Those you mention are good -- alyssum attracts beneficials, white seed geraniums are anathema to japanese beetles, and marigolds deter harmful...
    Post by: biggam, Apr 16, 2009 in forum: Rosa (roses)
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    Quality of Rootstock Fruit

    Whether it is self- or cross-pollinated doesn't affect the fruit quality, but it is the genetics of that particular tree that determines the...
    Post by: biggam, Mar 29, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Racoons eating the bark of my apple tree?

    Where is the damage? If at the base, then probably a rabbit. Is there any type of fencing around your yard or the tree? Can you post an image...
    Post by: biggam, Mar 22, 2009 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    Best fertilizer for fruit trees?

    For a bearing fruit tree that you need to add fertilizer to, (for each tree,) start with 0.67 lb Calcium nitrate & 0.33 lb Potassium nitrate....
    Post by: biggam, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Can a Cherry tree pollinate a Pear tree?

    The Stella, which is self-fertile, is much, much too distantly related to provide suitable pollen to fertilize any pear ovules. Maybe your...
    Post by: biggam, Mar 14, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Can a Cherry tree pollinate a Pear tree?

    The Bartlett will only sparsely bear fruit without a pollenizer -- try Moonglow, Blake's Pride, or Ayers. Dwarf trees are sometimes available (on...
    Post by: biggam, Mar 14, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Companion Plants

    Various herbs are good in a rose garden, such as thyme, sage, and marjoram. Also consider the annual (north of zone 7) Salvia farinacea 'Victoria...
    Post by: biggam, Mar 8, 2009 in forum: Rosa (roses)
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    Zone 5 Fruit Trees

    Now I read your post again and see you meant Ambrosia pear. I've looked at a few pages to familiarize myself with these two you mention....
    Post by: biggam, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees