tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post7065436512101052833..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: The crazy apple tree.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-77954171474519751032012-04-08T05:50:35.573-07:002012-04-08T05:50:35.573-07:00This post is long ago but I thought I would commen...This post is long ago but I thought I would comment as people for years to come may come across the page searching for apple tree information and such. <br /><br />Catherine, I would love to see a picture today, I hope it is well. Many people do not realize that when grafting, you are grafting a little piece that will grow straight up, and thus multis are trained when young, in the ground. One needs to use spacers between branches and/or wiring to pull down/back young branches until they are evenly spaced. Also, it is better to thin the fruit on the tree than to prop it up like that. One last observation, the tree was badly in need of pruning, trimming most shoots back s third to half would have been good.<br /><br />A good website for anyone looking to train fruit trees is www.davewilson.com. I hope I have given someone helpful advice on something here...lol. We are all gardeners learning and loving it. Bless.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762547642147882510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-12432531265128522772009-08-11T19:24:57.718-07:002009-08-11T19:24:57.718-07:00Very nice story Catherine about that tree in your ...Very nice story Catherine about that tree in your parents' garden. Good memories. I've never heard about a tree that has so many varieties of fruit! I don't even try to plant fruit trees, it's something like a rocket science for me. No, wait, I planted a peach tree once, and it died soon after. Does your tree look weird or not, the apples look delicious!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-82744054315239203442009-08-11T09:10:20.435-07:002009-08-11T09:10:20.435-07:00Your grow-up neighborhood with all of the apple tr...Your grow-up neighborhood with all of the apple trees sounds wonderful. Your current apple tree, even with its "crazy" shape, has some beautiful apples on it!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-1195575014571246222009-08-11T08:06:02.492-07:002009-08-11T08:06:02.492-07:00We have a very old apple tree on the property, pro...We have a very old apple tree on the property, probably about 50 years old. It still produces fruit, the cooking kind of apple which are good for pies etc.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-58843087572325731002009-08-11T06:06:53.659-07:002009-08-11T06:06:53.659-07:00That is amazing that so many varieties grown on on...That is amazing that so many varieties grown on one tree. At some time I bet you get another variety from all that pollinating activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-4336743486248904942009-08-10T22:22:35.797-07:002009-08-10T22:22:35.797-07:00I like your sentimental reason for planting an app...I like your sentimental reason for planting an apple tree too Catherine. I never knew they sold trees with that many grafts on them! Wow. If it were mine, I'd definitely want to research how to prune it so I didn't mess up the grafts. I can see why you'd like to shape it up a bit. At least it's a prolific producer. That's amazing and it's done incredibly well in your garden that's for sure. LOL on remembering which grafts were which ~ I would think that too then so not be able to do it!Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-80158282464660352292009-08-10T19:48:14.079-07:002009-08-10T19:48:14.079-07:00I laughed so hard when I saw the photo of your tre...I laughed so hard when I saw the photo of your tree. You set us up perfectly for that. We also had a home built on what had been an apple orchard. Apple Blossom Court. Also had pear trees. Do you remember all the bees and wasps that would be on the over ripe fruit on the ground?donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-51727088994535251932009-08-10T19:45:43.067-07:002009-08-10T19:45:43.067-07:00Wow..your apples are wayyyyy ahead of ours in grow...Wow..your apples are wayyyyy ahead of ours in growth! But they look delicious. Don't worry about getting those apples from the top...they will fall off when they ripen.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-7625987646373102782009-08-10T18:40:57.552-07:002009-08-10T18:40:57.552-07:00I know next to nothing about apples trees but I lo...I know next to nothing about apples trees but I love that you have 5 kinds on one convenient tree. Good luck getting it to the shape you like~Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-43984182686716449772009-08-10T18:32:41.473-07:002009-08-10T18:32:41.473-07:00That IS a crazy apple tree, but I love your reason...That IS a crazy apple tree, but I love your reason for having it.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-21718602135812628172009-08-10T18:00:10.040-07:002009-08-10T18:00:10.040-07:00What a wonderful story about that apple tree in yo...What a wonderful story about that apple tree in your life. This newer tree looks like fun!!! You post remind me of that wonderful book, "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Take a look at it next time you are at the library, it's really cool. Great post - happy crunching! BonnieBonnie Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500058929186043543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-15205411539632378872009-08-10T16:17:07.729-07:002009-08-10T16:17:07.729-07:00Such a treasure, having green and red apples on th...Such a treasure, having green and red apples on the same tree. Pruning is an art to put tree into proper shape. It is also a test on our decisiveness as well... haha. Pruning tree as tall as your apple tree is very tough, not in the work itself but the decision to make....<br />Happy Pruning Later.<br />~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-51581733039494093782009-08-10T14:49:18.209-07:002009-08-10T14:49:18.209-07:00What an interesting apple tree. I haven't hear...What an interesting apple tree. I haven't heard of the dwarf variety and it's interesting how you have different varieties grafted in. It does look like it's producing wonderful fruit! And I agree, it would be fun to see your wedding picture under your parents apple tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-48699396145247052692009-08-10T12:10:55.779-07:002009-08-10T12:10:55.779-07:00You could just say it's in rare form Catherine...You could just say it's in rare form Catherine. I think that's pretty neat how you have different apples on the one tree.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-48282235400942175112009-08-10T11:16:42.992-07:002009-08-10T11:16:42.992-07:00Very cool tree and it is so wonderful you could ha...Very cool tree and it is so wonderful you could have a photograph under a tree you grew up with. Remember which branch was what? Ha! That's a good one!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-84745435245599244272009-08-10T11:02:17.915-07:002009-08-10T11:02:17.915-07:00That is a hilarious looking tree - almost like a j...That is a hilarious looking tree - almost like a jester juggling balls with its limbs flailing about!<br /><br />It's so neat that you can get different kinds of apples from one tree, though!!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-63778703766414566632009-08-10T10:37:24.461-07:002009-08-10T10:37:24.461-07:00I love your apple tree and the story of you growin...I love your apple tree and the story of you growing up with them and saying your vows under one. It's great that your tree is producing some fruit.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-31175706124100169052009-08-10T10:34:34.427-07:002009-08-10T10:34:34.427-07:00I had an old German Baptist tell me once upon a ti...I had an old German Baptist tell me once upon a time that apple trees do best when trimmed back very hard but you would have to look up "when to prune apple trees" to get it right. That produces some stout limbs that will carry the weight of a load of apples. My neighbor has done this for many years and now, in his mid-80s, his apples fall on the ground. The bees love 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-29055899366298669982009-08-10T10:27:57.239-07:002009-08-10T10:27:57.239-07:00My grandfather told me that all appeltrees are men...My grandfather told me that all appeltrees are ment to be pruned from the beginning even the onec that's grafted. But I'm not sure how when it comes to trees grafted with so many different kinds. I've been pruning both our trees from the start and after a few years they look great. Why don't you ask at the nersery? They should know how and when! Those apples do look god anyway / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-68184017852735838182009-08-10T09:45:08.723-07:002009-08-10T09:45:08.723-07:00I've never been sure about grafted trees, but ...I've never been sure about grafted trees, but yours looks good, strong and healthy - not sure I could cope with having red and green apples from the same tree though!<br />We planted two apple trees last Autumn and they each have one apple on them - but I can't remember which was the eater and which was the cooker!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-26466717824613230222009-08-10T09:34:15.112-07:002009-08-10T09:34:15.112-07:00That is very interesting about your apple tree. I...That is very interesting about your apple tree. I would love to see that wedding photo of you two under the apple tree at your parents house. The fruit on this new tree looks so healthy but it is a strange shape. Best wishes with pruning it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com