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10/12/11, 04:06 PM
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Apparently I can't fix the typo in the title that shows in the actual forum. Oops. LOL
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10/12/11, 05:03 PM
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We have apples (Mac & several variants plus two greenings), pears (four kinds), blueberries (low), raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, beechnuts and hazel nuts. For the apples we're fond of Mac so that is why we grow several different varieties of those.
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Sugar Mountain Farm
Pastured Pigs, Sheep & Kids
in the mountains of Vermont
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10/12/11, 05:41 PM
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Just recently planted...............
3 apple trees, of which 2 were Fuji (my favorite)
2 peach trees, 1 alberta and 1 ?
1 plum,
1 pear,
4 blueberries,
1 olive,
2 fig,
2 pecan.
I did have one apple tree but thanks to the goats, they killed it totally. The only other tree I had was one pear tree before I planted all of the above. I'm really excited that I finally took the leap and actually purchased and planted them. I know this sounds silly but I feel rich after having gotten those planted. It doesn't always take money to make you feel rich!
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10/12/11, 05:56 PM
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i grow gobs but I have a list on my blog
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10/12/11, 06:03 PM
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You have to plant what will actually grow and produce fruit in your growing zone. The ones you mention I have not heard of. They may be for a warmer growing zone than here in zone 3.
I have planted Evans Bali cherry, Ure and Golden Spice pears, Toka and Pipestone plumbs, Harroldson and Harroldred and Sweet Sixteen and Wealthy and Honeycrisp apples, raspberries, strawberries, and the hazelnuts grow wild. The Honeycrisp isn't supposed to grow in zone 3 but I love them so I am trying. The first died but this one has been through 2 winters so far without dieing (knock on wood). The Toka plumb and the Evans cherry produced fair amounts of fruit this summer. They should do better as they get older. The others are too young yet.
My next project is to transplant some wild blueberries from the arrowhead area of MN. They are small but taste 100 times as good as the ones you buy in the store or at the nursery.
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10/12/11, 06:27 PM
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I have never heard of the Fruit trees you have listed..
I have all Semi-Dwarf fruit trees:
2- Apple Trees
2- Cherry trees
3-Pear Trees
2-Peach Trees
1-Plum Tree
Along with 4-Blueberry bushes
9-BlackBerry bushes
4-Raspberry bushes (did have 6 but two of them got diseased)
2-Grape vines
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10/12/11, 06:32 PM
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I haven't heard of the ones you list but they sound interesting. We are hoping to get some apple trees soon. We have some but they are pretty old and are full size so it makes it hard to pick all the fruit. I really like some of the older varieties although there are some great newer ones also. Here's what I have on my list so far. I like a crisp, tangy apple usually.
Black Gilliflower A.K.A. Sheepnose (this is because I had these as a kid)
Baldwin
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cortland
Gravenstein
Northern Spy
Smokehouse
Spitzenburg
Winesap or Stayman's Winesap
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10/12/11, 07:19 PM
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I've never heard of any of those. Wonder if the Pink Sparkle are related to the Pink Lady (not to be confused with the Cripp's Pink)?
I ♥ Pink Ladies!
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10/12/11, 07:23 PM
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I grow these fruit trees: plums, yellow and red crabapples, siberian pears and planted some recent dwarf hartland apple and montmorency plum. Some smaller bush/tree fruits include nanking cherry, and another large plum cherry that I don't have a name for.
In the nearby bush to harvest are wild plum, saskatoon berries that are an excellent addition to the foraging harvest.
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10/12/11, 07:59 PM
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I have an Indian Free peach, used to be called Indian Blood Free. White peach with red marbling not only on skin but throughout the peach flesh. Or red peach with white marbling, however you want to think about it. Definitely unusual looking peaches from pictures I found. Assume the "Free" in the name means freestone peach as opposed to cling. No idea how its related or if its related to Indian Blood Cling. Its very resistant to peach leaf curl which my last peach trees several years ago had major problems with. Just planted it this past spring so obviously best I am hoping for is that it survives to leaf out in spring. Rough record hot dry summer here and grasshoppers attacked my three little peach trees with a vengence. The Indian Free came through with least amount damage I think.
Be aware some of the English antique apple trees were bred for delicate tastes and many werent highly productive. Some were great very productive apple trees, but some were more or less taste curiosities for the wealthy palate, very high maintenance, and not good producers. So want to find actual info from somebody growing them in your climate to know if they are worth growing for your needs. And its amazing how same tree can perform in varying climates. There just isnt lot good info on many older varieties as to how well the do under differing conditions and with different pests and diseases.
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10/12/11, 09:15 PM
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Don't know what kind of peach I have, it was grown from a pit from a tree that was grown from a pit from a tree that my grandpa had.
Several mulberries
5 different apples, 4 named, 1 from a seed
nanking cherries
currant bushes
pawpaws
4 varieties of blueberry
Chicago hardy fig
and several potted citrus
forgot to mention the lingonberries but they are more of a groundcover than a bush or tree
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10/12/11, 11:27 PM
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Oh, man. I got all wrapped up in looking at trees online because of this thread. Trees are dangerous! Millionaires spend their money on boats and cars. I'd be buying land and trees! *lol*
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10/13/11, 05:14 AM
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Thought you might like this link.
http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com
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10/13/11, 05:57 AM
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We just planted (last Spring) apples, plum, pear, lemon, grapefruit, mandarin, cherry, filbert and some type of goji berry. I hope our citrus makes the winter here in our zone (8b)! We are going to buy some frost blankets and mulch them heavily. Also, our cherry has no pollinator at the time and it may not get cold enough for it to make fruit but we will see. Fingers crossed! I love all the unusual varieties out there. If we are successful with what we have I want to plant some of the more uncommon varieties.
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10/13/11, 09:35 AM
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4- 'Sweet 16 Apples':
2- 'Prima Apples':
2- 'Cortland Apples':
4- 'Minnesota 447 apples':
2- 'Esopus Spitzenburg apples':
2- 'Golden Russet apples':
1 Black Walnut;
1 Cape Rosier Basket Willow Salix
1 Northern Pecan Carya illinoensis
1 Ginkgo biloba
2 Garfield Plantation Cherry;
1 Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana
2 American Chestnut;
3 pears; 1 Luscious Pear; 1 Seckel Pear; 1Stacyville Pear;
5 Plum; American Plum, South Dakota Plum, Superior Plum, Toka Plum
2 Fig; Chicago Hardy, Violette de Bordeaux
1 Mulberry; Pakistan Fruiting Mulberry
2 Hazelnut / Filbert; Corylus americana
2 Jerseycot apricot
2 Hall’s Hardy Almond
2 Elderberry; Adams, Goodbarn
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10/13/11, 02:26 PM
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Oh, John, I wish all those varieties had pictures!!
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10/13/11, 03:38 PM
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HJ is right about some old varieties need a lot of care and don't produce much; but some are great tasting and fruitful. The English ones mostly need milder climates than those found in the US. At the other extreme, my climate is too sub-tropical for most! Tho we do have an early summer apple...
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10/13/11, 04:58 PM
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ROFL, I got one old pear tree that's barely hanging on in the drought, and may still croak, and whats left of a fig tree that basically did die and is coming back out from the roots.. 
I got some tree plantin to do.
That and very nice tasting muskedines growing wild at my parents place will be propagated at my place, when I figure the best way to do so.
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10/13/11, 05:02 PM
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First off, I don't know how any of those would do in your climate zone.
Oh wait, I don't know what your zone is.
Cinnamon Spice does not taste like cinnamon. I've never heard anybody rave about it.
Indian Blood Cling I haven't heard much about. Everyone I know with Indian Blood Peaches has the Indian Blood Free, which they all like.
I have Royal Ann Cherries. That's the one they make Maraschinos out of. It's a nice yellow cherry with a slight blush. Good flavor, gets really sweet. Mild taste. I like it well enough that I planted a second one. Does well in my zone 5 short season.
Unfortunately, the birds really like the Royal Ann, too. Being yellow doesn't trick the birds.
I don't know Pink Ume. Apricots can be really picky about weather, so be careful about the zone with apricots.
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What varieties of fruit trees do you grow? Have you tried these?
