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?when is the dormant season for apple trees?
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Posted by Brass_Tacks 8b/GA (My Page) on Thu, Aug 12, 04 at 2:54
| I have two apple trees and know that it's best to prune during the dormant season. If one of the trees blossomed in November and had an apple in June--and had leaves all year--when is the dormant season?
I'm thinking that there isn't a dormant season--just confused. Last winter I kept track every time there was frost, and there was frost 24 times.
Thanks,
Pat
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RE: ?when is the dormant season for apple trees?
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| There are very few cultivars of apple that will do well in the deep South, particularly coastal Georgia. if you are in Savanah or further inland, 24 frosts is about average in a year, most of them mild in the 28-32 degree ange,with a few in the low to mid 20's. |
RE: ?when is the dormant season for apple trees?
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These apple trees are 'suppose' to do well here, as they are the variety grown in Israel--the Ein Shermer and the Anne. But I am confused when the dormant season is. Most of the leaf growth happened in the summer. I planted them last summer and the one had a few blossoms last November and a ripe apple in June. That's why I don't know when the best time to prune would be. They look to be about five years old.
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RE: ?when is the dormant season for apple trees?
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| Sorry..didn't know you had one of the very few low chill cultivars out there...wish i could help but can not. You may try posting this on the Florida Forum or even the tropicals forum. |
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