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    Apple trees - dwarf vs. semi-dwarf

    So I just asked husband what kind of trees his dad has (E WA) and he surprised me by saying dwarf and semi dwarf!! So, his dad has over 100 apple trees - he LOVES apples. Here they are around 20-25 years old. You can see that pruning and the dwarf/semi dwarf rootstock keep them a manageable...
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    Apple trees - dwarf vs. semi-dwarf

    Pawpaws…you may not know what to look for. Here, we find them as thin, whippy-like trunks, very flexible. Look up and you will see their more distinctive leaves, so maybe print off a few leaf pics before you go walking in the woods. Around August, start looking for the green fruit, they are...
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    Apple trees - dwarf vs. semi-dwarf

    That’s great that you will get some pawpaw trees! Here, they are understory native trees. Some years we manage a few to bring home from the local woods. We have only bought bare roots in the past until we were unable to find bare root for a couple trees we wanted from Stark. The bare root...
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    Apple trees - dwarf vs. semi-dwarf

    In general, any fruit tree you purchase should be pruned to open it up for max sunlight to the branches. There are different ways to do this, but more sunlight means more fruit. Less fruit due to pruning branches when dormant or thinning immature fruit, means larger fruit. Rootstock is the...
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