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fruit tree blossoming
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Posted by nevada 7 (105011.1442@compuserve.com) on Mon, Dec 8, 08 at 12:51
| In Reno, Nevada, where I live, frosts & snow frequently occur in May. This usually kills the blossoms of my Jonathan Apple and my Santa Rosa plum trees. Last year I planted a New Zealand apple tree called "Braeburn" and I noticed that it blossomed much later than the others and kept its leaves later than the others. I'm wondering whether a tree that is described as more "cold hardy" than another tree necessarily blossoms later than the less "cold hardy" tree. |
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| nevada, cold hardiness and late blossoming are two separate characteristics but by careful breeding both traits can be manifested in the same plant. |
RE: fruit tree blossoming
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Late bloom is not directly related to cold hardiness. Vitis Riparia grapes bloom very early and are cold hardy.
Muscadines bloom much later and are not very cold hardy.
For your region, a late bloom is an advantage. I know Quince and Medlar bloom late, just after Apples.
Most grapes bloom in June up here which is pretty late, compared to tree fruits. |
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