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    What is wrong with these Cherry trees?

    Bacterial canker.
    Post by: northerngrapes, Nov 11, 2011 in forum: HortForum
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    What is wrong with these Cherry trees?

    More than likely black knot or bacterial canker. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/oldnotes/fd4.htm Cheers
    Post by: northerngrapes, Nov 9, 2011 in forum: HortForum
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    how to prune my peach tree

    great video for pruning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj2QTmq4GyQ&noredirect=1 Hope this helps. Peaches can pruned quite heavily....
    Post by: northerngrapes, Nov 9, 2011 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Help with Grape Diseases

    Hi Barb. This is a very good resource book written by a friend of mine. One of the best grape books out there....
    Post by: northerngrapes, Sep 5, 2011 in forum: HortForum
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    Quince Fruit Tree Variety for Southern Ontario

    Mike. There is research being done on dwarfing quince. Most of them are not available in Canada. It certainly is worth a try though. I 'm sure...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Quince Fruit Tree Variety for Southern Ontario

    Quince is usually used as a dwarfing rootstock for pears. Quince are usually on their own roots. There is some work that has been done for...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    How do I stop my cherry tree from producing cherries?

    "The only difference I suppose might occur in a fruit production situation would be a keen hobbyist or orchardist coming in with diligent chemical...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Mar 22, 2011 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    How do I stop my cherry tree from producing cherries?

    Stop the tree from producing blossoms and prune it back. or remove it all together. Those are options. Agree that orchard practices are entirely...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Mar 22, 2011 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    How do I stop my cherry tree from producing cherries?

    Take a trip to the Okanagan and spend some time with commercial cherry growers. The advice given by N Dendy is good advice.
    Post by: northerngrapes, Mar 22, 2011 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Apricot tree

    It was a good year for apricots. Generally you can only expect to get fruit sporadically on the prairies. Nice pics
    Post by: northerngrapes, Oct 26, 2010 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees
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    Pruning Concord grape vine

    http://www.google.ca/search?q=grape+pruning+videos&tbo=p&tbs=vid%3A1&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f Lots of great info . You should cane prune your...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Oct 26, 2010 in forum: Grapes and Grape Vines
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    Propagation: Hardy ,late budding grape rootstock.

    Frontenac does mutate easily (ie.Frontenac Gris) Pinot Noir is the same. Glad to see your stuff is doing well. Hoping to start trialing some of...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Jul 25, 2010 in forum: Grapes and Grape Vines
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    Propagation: Hardy ,late budding grape rootstock.

    "How do you know what I'm saying....when you don't even comprehend what I am talking about? " Gardenlover Vinifera grapes are the standard by...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Jun 19, 2010 in forum: Grapes and Grape Vines
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    Propagation: Hardy ,late budding grape rootstock.

    So what your saying is that we don't make good wine in North America. You might want to broaden your horizons a bit. There are some pretty nice...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Jun 18, 2010 in forum: Grapes and Grape Vines
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    How to get our Brown Turkey Fig tree to bear fruit?

    FIGS GROW PRETTY WELL IN BC IF YOU DO THE RIGHT STUFF. " BC is not hot enough to get the Figs producing right...there is some stuff you can do...
    Post by: northerngrapes, Jun 18, 2010 in forum: Fruit and Nut Trees