Software
Houzz Logo Print
myk1_gw

My Orchyard

17 years ago

Between these two you should be able to get an idea of what I have squeezed in.

This stitched one has everything named but Flicker resized it almost unreadable.

{{gwi:117529}}

The T-posts mark the potential spots for 3-4 more trees. I'm also thinking of a pear back by the compost (behind the shed).

{{gwi:117530}}

My Northstar has a few more feet to grow

{{gwi:117531}}

I'm getting worried about my Montmorency. It's been way too wet this year and it has too many leaves with cherry leaf spot. If they don't have cherry leaf spot they have powdery mildew.

{{gwi:117532}}

The espaliering of my semi-dwarf Red Rome Beauty is temporary. It's 5' from the property line. But as I discovered with my Arkansas Black making the early structure on one plane can let the tree grow that close without much cross over.

{{gwi:117533}}

My semi-dwarf Arkansas Black, probably around 15 years old

{{gwi:117534}}

Dwarf Earliblaze. The power and phone cross over here so I had to go with a dwarf. That one side just doesn't want to send any growth out. I haven't decided exactly how I want to train it so I don't want to cut something off I may want. I need to sit out there and contemplate on it for a while.

{{gwi:117535}}

Semi-dwarf spur McIntosh, with a box to keep the dog from peeing it to death. This seems to be getting trained as a Christmas tree, 3 branches each tier, fairly close tiers. I want it to be on the full side so it gives the windows some shade from the evening sun.

{{gwi:117536}}

Dwarf Lodi. I don't know if this will live, it's over the sand pit for the old septic tank. It's already needed water when nothing else has.

{{gwi:117537}}

20 year old espaliered McIntosh doing it's usual spring over growing. I'm betting it's outta here as soon as the other McIntosh starts producing. I may keep the root and interstem around for something else but I'm really getting sick of the top.

{{gwi:117538}}

The much better behaved Cortland espalier.

{{gwi:117539}}

This is the best grapes have ever done in this yard. It's not even officially summer and they're almost to the top. I'm starting to think the Himrod will be big enough to allow it to fruit next year.

It used the be the Arkansas Black was on a huge trellis that had grapes on either side. Looks like going south to a slight slope and as much sun as possible is the ticket.

{{gwi:117540}}

Comments (3)

0