AlisonH
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My sister Marian was telling me about a fruit tree of hers that too often gets hit with a cold snap after it blooms, wrecking that year’s crop. For people with that problem, you want a tree that requires a lot of chill hours so the tree won’t break dormancy too early. There’s a list of varieties and descriptions here (not just of peaches).
For the locals: Yamagami is having a sale the 20th to the 30th on fruit trees, not just the ones in stock but the special-order ones, too, 40% off, with another 10% off with a coupon for their newsletter subscribers. Itlooks like my Loring peach is going to cost all of $20 and a bit of work and hope. I’m debating adding an Arctic Supreme to extend the peach-picking season–and frankly because the taste testers rated it so high, too. Might have to keep one of the two in a pot because of where the sun is best vs where the foundation of the house is, but hey. Totally doable.
Why didn’t I do this a long time ago?
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Reading this with envy…. living in a Zone 3-4 climate, with over plentiful varmints (deer & rabbits) and bears, having fruit trees is a battle against the elements.
Our plum had a bumper crop this year. Being quite mature, it faces little pressure from the critters.
You may “force” me to go looking at fruit trees again….
BTW – last week I had what tasted like the best peach in my entire life. Granted it was at mile 62 of a 100 mile race. I still savor that moment. 😉
Comment by wildknits 09.19.12 @ 4:23 amNot many fruit trees do well here but a question? Do you need two varieties of peaches for pollination?
Comment by Sherry in Idaho 09.19.12 @ 7:29 amI’m so very happy for you… and want to try a Loring before I insist again I don’t like peaches so much.
Comment by Channon 09.19.12 @ 8:34 amI love RIPE peaches, but the ones at the super markets are hard enough to be used for batting practice.
Comment by Don Meyer 09.19.12 @ 9:08 amwe’ve been helping our daughter nurture 2 plum trees in the yard of her fairly new (4 yr old) house — one satsuma, one santa rosa — here the battle is always will it freeze after it blooms
Comment by Bev 09.19.12 @ 9:37 amOOH … thanks for the link. Looks like I can have my crabapple!!
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