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Post by wally on Jan 14, 2020 18:52:30 GMT
Age and weather has taken a toll on our orchard. While we have always had full size tree's we are wanting to switch over to dwarf trees now.we just don't need a ton of fruit and I'm too old to climb and prune. My company I like wants to charge me for a paper catalog..not going to happen. Any suggestions for a source for dwarf trees,that has a paper catalog at no cost
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 19:18:15 GMT
Stark
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 19:42:01 GMT
Find a place local, local varieties. Dad bought from Stark's and I don't think they ever acclimated. I would not buy dwarf trees, more disease and short life. I buy semi dwarf and espalier on 2 cables. Lot more fruit, sooner, easier to prune and pick, in less space....James
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Post by wally on Jan 14, 2020 19:44:37 GMT
Paisley, that's who wants 5 bucks for a catalog. I have bought from in the past and really wanted to again..but
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Post by wally on Jan 14, 2020 19:45:34 GMT
Jwal, thanks that's my thoughts also
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Post by Use Less on Jan 15, 2020 2:41:46 GMT
Go with semi-dwarf, and trim judiciously for height.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2020 6:06:20 GMT
I get stark catalog for free guess it cause I purchase from them... Personally I have had great luck. When a moose was chased by a bear and jumped my fence where myb newly planted trees where planted stark replaced them...which I did not expect.
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Post by Use Less on Jan 15, 2020 13:07:23 GMT
It's possible in my area to buy locally-grown bare-root trees, but this is a major fruit-growing belt along Lake Ontario. I would guess there are many areas where there are no nursery businesses. Any trees for sale are shipped in from somewhere.
I looked up Stark out of curiosity. You can use their webpage and get 10% off an order of $75 right now. Download a digital catalog. Pay the $5 for a paper catalog. Includes a gift certificate, which I presume gives you the $5 back if you order.
When Miller's closed a few years ago, after the sudden death of one of the brothers who were the last generation to run that business, Stark's bought them out. Miller's had lots of heirloom fruit varieties, at least some of which were propagated locally.
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Post by Melissa on Jan 15, 2020 17:26:18 GMT
I like Stark trees too. If you wait until June and check their website they will have some great deals. I am not picky about varieties as long as they work in my area so I always find a few trees to buy.
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Post by Melissa on Jan 15, 2020 17:27:39 GMT
wally, Did you see you can download their entire catalog? If you have a printer you could download and then print it yourself.
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Post by wally on Jan 15, 2020 17:53:34 GMT
Thanks melissa, but all I have is a smart phone.
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Post by dw on Jan 15, 2020 22:03:50 GMT
I'm not sure what your weather is like...but here on cold windy plains, dwarf will not survive but I do have some semi dwarf that are doing well. I like Starks, too. Many of our trees have come from them.
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Post by laurazone5 on Jan 16, 2020 12:16:23 GMT
Stark Brothers www.starkbros.comThey offer free digital catalogs, but the 5.00 you pay for their catalog, you get back in the form of a 5.00 gift certificate. This is new. The printed catalog has always been free. I live in Central Indiana Zone 5 I had dwarf pears / apples at my old house, and they were AMAZING. One didn't not thrive, and Stark Brothers replaced it. I now have 2 dwarf peach trees, and one did not thrive, and they immediately replaced it. Both are now doing AMAZING I will prune them this spring in hopes that this is the year of the PEACH!!! I have purchased from Stark Brothers for 10+ years, and won't order from anyone else.
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Post by grandmotherbear on Feb 9, 2020 23:39:56 GMT
You can always buy a regular tree and keep it pruned to 6-10 feet.
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Post by mogal on Feb 10, 2020 16:58:42 GMT
Most of our trees came from Ames Orchard near Fayetteville AR. They grow varieties using root stocks particularly well suited for the Ozarks and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, they no longer ship but if you want enough plant material from them, it's a pretty area--make a mini-vacation of the trip. amesorchardandnursery.com
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 23:56:08 GMT
You can always buy a regular tree and keep it pruned to 6-10 feet. Hard to do that here and keep disease from taking over, here. Don't want to remove more than a 1/3 of the growth a year. Fruit trees that are pruned back hard will put up 10' of water sprout, here. Don't know about where OP is. Semi dwarf maybe 6' at the most. Both free form and espalier....James
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Post by wally on Feb 11, 2020 0:17:02 GMT
James, iam in north central kansas
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 2:14:24 GMT
I saw that. I don't know how fast trees grow there. I believe our winters are warmer. We may have had 10 nights below freezing this year, trees still grow in winter here. My Mom grew up in S.Kansas on the Caney River....James
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