New Additions time of year.

 New plants and scions arrive!

Temperate Orchard Conservancy had 4 of the 6 apples I ordered. The scion wood was very good quality. But some was small; and they added an extra piece to make up for it.

Here I got Mank's Codlin, Lanleigh Delight, Lord Burghley and Shockley-Grizzle strain.

In a compulsion buy I spied a great looking Dorsett Golden in breaking leaf. Being pleased with my other Dorsett's I could not resist the $21 price.

Later the wife spotted some nice bare root Florida King Peach tree budded like crazy. Bought a pair.

A few days later we were in a big box hardware place. Getting the vapors from the crazy prices. $80 for fruit trees? No thanks. yet they had Strawberry pints at $2 Bought 6. Only to find we need another 6 for the strawberry pot we have.

Then we noticed Pear trees. All with the high price. Then I found a well leafed out Bartlett Pear. Likely shipped there by accident as we rarely get the 800 chill hours Bartlett needs. It was $30 so we bought it.

The poor tree will get top worked over with Leconte and Sand Pear scions. Both only need 250-350 chill hours. 

I am so tempted with Lord Burghley and Mank's Codlin. Both are classic "roots by cutting" apple trees. Lord Burghley being very easy to root they claim. But I think I will graft them just to be safe and try it after they get established.

Been walking the trees to document leaf breaking and flowering. A good amount have swollen buds. Centurion Crab is just on the cusp of breaking out.


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