You're welcome. And yes, it can be a very tricky problem to deal with. So easy to accidentally re-infect via pruning cuts. Good hygiene & clean tools are your best weapons 😁
The prosperous perries of 99 Pines – Hartpury’s new Perrymaker-In-Residence!
Jack dives into some perries from May Hill itself, with bonus notes from Adam
A lovely book arrived yesterday, a 2022 German Pomona I had not been aware of till last weekend. Nice apple descriptions and lovely photography. I really appreciate the cross sections and pips!
I've been away for a few days with work, the day job that is, and while I was away, look what arrived in the post... It feels deeply surreal to physically hold a book that I wrote. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author, and that dream has been realised.
Yes, that all sounds a bit familiar. I'm strapped for space on my allotment plot and the committee is nervous about standard trees getting too big, but cordons I can get away with 😁
This is very true. They do need a fair bit of support, at least until the trunk and root system are both strong and stable enough to support the weight of the top-growth. A few of mine have developed quite the lean because I didn't get around to tying them in soon enough.
Yes, that does seem very likely.
Have either of you tried growing them as cordons? There's an article in 'Fruit Past & Present' (RHS Fruit Group 1995) by Gerry Edwards on 'Cordon Plums for the Small Garden'. Gerry says you just need 'pixy' rootstocks and be prepared to do plenty of pinching out of new growth, but results are good.
A pan of Laxton's Cropper plums before cooking down with a little cinnamon to make the base of a crumble. Bred by the Laxton Brothers in 1906 in their Bedford nursery from a cross between a Victoria plum & an Aylesbury Prune damson. 🌱
Mentioned over on t'other place, I agree it looks a fair bit like Spartan. But if it is a red-fleshed apple then Tickled Pink could be a good bet instead, as someone else suggested.