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Plant ID | 17 |
Name |
Dolgo Crabapple |
Species | domestica |
Location | Deck |
Date Planted | Jan 1, 2021 |
Category | |
Grow Method | Soil |
Notes | Picked up from Sky Nursery in Shoreline on 3/1/2022. |
build | Action Feb 20, 2023 |
Due to poor pollination of Dolgo we got a Macintosh Apple in the late summer of 2022 as another early pollinator. We also plan on getting Mason Bees in April of 2023 which should be great for our early apples, peaches, and blueberries. |
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build | Action Feb 10, 2023 |
Lightly pruned and sprayed with copper fungicide. |
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visibility | Observation Sep 30, 2022 |
Lots of flowers in the first year but the 1-2 crabapples fell off before ripening. |
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upgrade | Potting Up Apr 30, 2022 |
Transplanted into a half wine barrel. |
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visibility | Observation Jan 1, 2022 |
Motivation for getting this tree is that my grandfather used to make amazing tart pink apple sauce from 2 Standard sized, healthy Dolgo Crabapple trees in Corvallis OR. Both him and the trees are long gone. Crispy fresh for a short period, then they get |
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