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Posted by bcreighton7 Z6b/UT (brent@alpinenaturescapes.com) on Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 12:11
Hi everybody. I bought a new place last fall, and have 1/3 acre of plantable yard including a huge right of way.
So I would like suggestions on varieties that people have tried here:
1. Pear - currently planning to try Harrow's Delight and Potomac for high fruit quality and fire blight resistance.
2. Peach - I want a large delicious fruit with minimal problems (doesn't everybody?).
3. Plum - don't know. I had a Japanese red variety at my old place that was very sweet, and never seemed to have the curilio.
4. Hazelnut - I assume an improved variety.
5. Pistachio?
6. Hardy pecan - found a place that sells a reasonably good and hardy pecan. I know a tree in American Fork that produces. I am less windy and a tad warmer here. The trees will be planted on the south side of the house where the snow tends to melt off.
7. Have an unknown apple - probably Lodi - which I am still pruning fire blight out of.
8. Only tree I have planted is the Utah giant cherry. It is doing well. |
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| Where is the pecan tree. I live in AF and would like to see it. |
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- Posted by beth4 z5 - Utah (My Page) on
Tue, Jul 28, 09 at 15:29
| Although you didn't list this, when I bought my house 20 years ago it came with an apricot tree. This tree has produced every year I've owned the house, except for a couple of years when everything got frozen. The past 5 years have had bumper crops of apricots. In fact, as I write this, my tree is exploding with apricots. I've given them away, eaten a bushel or more in smoothies, muffins, breads, and just out-of-hand, and this weekend we're making apricot ice cream. The 'cots are much larger than what I see in Perry's "fruit way", and they're so juicy and sweet. Unfortunately, I don't know what variety I have. So, you might want to consider adding an apricot to your plantings. I live in Ogden, and while my apricots were hailed on 3 times in June, the tree is just full of delicious fruit. |
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| I live in Cache Valley and have been working the last few years to get some things going for me up here. I have had a hard time with all of the "cold hardy" peaches. Winter kill all of them, but then regrow from the roots the next year. No good. I have three American hazelnuts--not improved variety as far as I know. They are young yet, but seem to be doing okay. Don't expect them to fruit next year, but perhaps the following. I have been working with hardy almond trees I picked up at Linden Nursery in Lindon. I have on tree that is self-fertile (think it was called "All-In-One"). The others I haven't been able to keep alive. This one has been in the ground three years and saw good growth this year as though it had finally taken root. Now, if I could get the goats to leave it alone it would really do well (they can get around nearly any fence). I have a comice pear that is planted as a centerpiece of a raised garden area that seems to be doing well. Flowered nicely this year. Expect nice fruit next year. Still working on other nut trees. Don't have much hope up here for hardy pecans, but will try walnuts. My father has two beautiful walnut trees in Orem that are 40+ years old and the envy of everyone. |
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