Evelyn's Trees

12/07/2018

Hello to all. It's been a bit since I've posted here. If you want to know what I have been up to lately check out my new page "Old apples in Maine" documenting my fruit tree explorations!

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08/10/2018

I don't see anything wrong here :)

Dipali Dutta says the view from her Ramblewood Court home isn't one she's crazy about. Across the street? A forest of fig tress, complete with their own watering system. The plants canvass the lawn front and back, as well as the driveway and the curb.

06/28/2018

Custom embossed stainless steel labels went live today!

Listed for sale are high quality custom embossed stainless steel tags. I bought an embossing machine for my own large fruit tree collection and for my orchard clients who were tired of looking at paper maps and replacing cheap quality tags every year or two. These tags are durable, long lasting and....

06/27/2018

A few snaps of some of my topworked trees of last month...

06/19/2018

The Redfield I top worked onto a badly girdled Wealthy is looking great! The red flesh and red leaves Apple is a great cooking one :) can't wait...

06/17/2018

Not sure if this is legit but it's really cool.

06/12/2018

Hope that you all like the tour

06/11/2018

Topworked Thompson Apple is doing really well! This was a young wild apple tree that I grafted with Maine heirloom Thompson.

06/11/2018

Very cool :) Lets plant some trees!

06/10/2018

Tomatoes are getting bigger, can't wait to up pot them this afternoon!

06/09/2018

So last fall upon starting taking care of the orchard i found a number of trees that had been badly girdled in the past. The trees hadn't received much attention in the first 5 years of life, and these are the most critical years for protection from voles and establishing the shape of your tree. Those that could be repaired, were bridge grafted. Those that could not were cut off and left. This spring I saw some good things! Root suckers. Some produced none or very weak ones and will be removed. Those with strong suckers I cut low to ground and selected one to become the new tree. Imagine a young tree with 5-7 year old root system. It will be grafted in a season or two and fruit right away, a big time saver. Here are some pics of ones I've selected to keep so far... :) the last one is a year or two old and will be grafted next year.

06/08/2018

Got out and did a little fruit thinning this morning. Such a beautiful and sunny day!