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| Newly moved Karmijn de Sonneville Apple |
As far as I know, this is the last of the movable trees from the Vancouver yard This is Karmijn de Sonneville apple on M27 rootstock. From the top, it looks like there might be a large root mass. Digging it, the rootstock is small, one shovel deep if that. M27 keeps the tree very small, 5 or 6 foot, and is easy to topple over. So it always needs a stake for support. I planted close to the Honeycrisp, also on M27.
I doubt this tree will miss a beat. Digging, it seemed to have no root damage at all. I lost one or two buds at most.
It needs a fence. I can make one in 20 minutes and install today.
Peaches and plums have swelling buds. It's too early but nothing I can do about it.
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| First pink, buds of Oregon Curl Free PEach |
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| First Pink. Buds of Toka Plum |
Charlotte peach. The same for Q18 and Indian Free. The fuzzy buds have been visible, with a touch of pink, for a month. The weather is unpredictable. If I had more energy and time, I might construct covers for the trees to reduce freeze risk. But I don't. So time will tell.
Same for the plums. Toka and Methley are showing a lot of pink. Less for Satsuma. None for the European plums.
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| First Pink. Buds of Methley Plum |
