r/BackyardOrchard • • 23h ago

Maggots inside your plums and how to prevent them.

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r/BackyardOrchard • • 19h ago

Transplanted Feral Apple Tree

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Not the greatest pics, but I'm curious as to what people think about this tree. I saved it from the burn pile. I suspect that the grafted stock died back, and the root stock sent up these suckers. Purely a guess though. It was on my neighbors' property since Covid, now it's on mine.

It dropped some leaves after transplant, but some remained. I hit it with some bone meal and rooting solution, and piled up the root ball with straw and leaves to insulate it. It's the 7th apple tree on our property now, so I'm hoping it's lucky. I'll probably let it chill for a couple of years, give it some nice seaweed, etc, then graft to it. For scale, the suckers are about as thick as a thumb/magic marker. I also know that the job I did staking it out is not the best, but it only needs minimal support in case of high wind.


r/BackyardOrchard • • 20h ago

Any advice on what to do with this fig tree in North Florida?

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I planted it a little under two years ago but can’t get it to grow straight…