Baby pear blossoms

[Trent M]

I planted 14 apple, crab, and pear trees 2 weeks ago at the farm. I went back to check them today, all 14 are leafing out. 4 or 5 of them have blossoms!! Check out this Seckel pear 2 weeks after planting.

[Don McCombs]

Trent, I see that you have to fight the deer, too.

[Trent M]

While I was mowing to prep the planting site, I darn near punctured a tire or 2 on this shed antler. Good thing I was paying attention, I was within just a couple inches when I got the Ford stopped.

[Mike H]

nice trees [and antler too].
ya might want to put some chicken wire around the base to keep the rabbits from chewing on the trunk of the trees.

we lost 2 trees last year due to this.

Mike

[Trent M]

I have window screen to wrap the trunk and pea gravel to lay on the fabric, just haven't done it yet.

[SONNY]

All of our fruit trees here have had the flowers and leaves frozen off and it don't look we will have any fruit again this year! --I have about given up on trees in this area! thanks; sonny

[Trent M]

Here is what that tree looks like today. So far, so good I would say. All 14 trees I planted from Turkey Creek look like this. I'm very happy with them!



I have been lucky with nice timely rainfall with sunshine between this spring. Hopefully it will continue. Not included here is the nice rain that we got yesterday.

[KETCHAM]

I bought trees online...never again...I go to Big Lots and get them....Paid $14.99 for pear trees and they are 2 years old and taller than me....way taller....I should have pruned them this past winter....taken the height out of them...Oh well...lots of blossoms on them....Last year a late frost killed the blossoms...can't wait to use the extra pears to feed the deer.... Kevin

[Trent M]

I deal with a guy I "know" from a deer hunting forum, a hobbiest who grafts late-dropping, disease resistant varieties perfect for deer habitat plantings. Last year I had one apple tree that never woke up and he replaced it without question. I've been very happy so far.

[Don McCombs]

I bought trees online...never again...I go to Big Lots and get them....Paid $14.99 for pear trees and they are 2 years old and taller than me....way taller....I should have pruned them this past winter....taken the height out of them...Oh well...lots of blossoms on them....Last year a late frost killed the blossoms...can't wait to use the extra pears to feed the deer.... Kevin

Feed the deer? You need to use the deer to feed yourself!

[KETCHAM]

How's the trees doing......I should get a great harvest of pears.....even one of my smaller trees has about 10 on it...The tall ones have a lot....deer will like the extras!!! Kevin

[Trent M]

Hey Ketcham - I haven't been out to the farm in a couple weeks. I need to get back out there and check them. We had quite a bit of rain all spring, which was great for them. It dried up for a while, but we got 1/2" over Tues and Wed this past week. I'll post some pics when I get out there!

[KETCHAM]

Checked mine out the other day,,,,pears are looking good.....lots of stuff looking good....could use a nice rain though...It will wait till I'm riding my bike for sure!!!It got me a weekago on the way in....I was soaked!!!Kevin

[Trent M]

I still haven't been out to check on them. The area got about .7" rain last night from what I heard, they should really like that drink! Its been a bit dry in the last 2-3 weeks. I think I'll head out there this weekend to do a little mowing and I'll check them out then.

[Trent M]

Trees are doing well. This one is now at the top of the 5' cage. It has really shot out the new growth.