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Fruit trees
« on: September 16, 2009, 10:30:43 PM »
Have you ever heard of recieving your fruit trees in December / January?  I like the selection this company has but think the shipping times are odd.  They are located in GA,  which I figure GA could plant in Jan / Feb -   *stars&  Don't know about wv though.  :shrugg:

Fall Shipping Update


Aaron's Farm usually begins the shipment of dormant woody trees around December 15th as determined by local weather conditions. Some varieties of evergreens and bulbs can be shipped as early as November while other varieties like the Quince, Jujube, and bearing size trees are imported from California later in the season and shipped to you in January or February.



Customers in Northern states need not worry that the plants are shipped in freezing weather because dormant trees are very resilient, but leafing trees may be hurt if planted out of season. If you desire, however, we are happy to ship your order in the Spring upon request.



During the winter, fruiting trees normally grow roots underground but show no growth above ground. It is safe to plant your trees anytime before spring leaf-pit and your plants are guaranteed to live for the first year. We will notify you via email a few days before your order ships.



The Department of Agriculture and State of Georgia have enacted laws forbidding shipment of woody trees before dormancy. Aaron's Farm is eager to ship your order but can only do so when cold weather triggers dormancy. We cannot accommodate any request to ship plants before dormant since doing so would be illegal. Your entire order will be shipped together to consolidate shipping costs.


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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2009, 08:41:33 AM »
Hmmm. Climate changes affecting plants?  (my own observation/speculation).

When we first moved to Northern VA, the crape myrtle in our front yard looked dead until about the middle of August. Now the crape myrtle "small bush" I planted about 10 years ago in my back yard shows buds by late June, and is gorgeous - close to full bloom by the end of July. And not only that - it's about 12 feet high and wide and takes up half of my little townhouse back yard.

I've been meaning to ask the local horticulturists (who have a Saturday morning TV show) what they think.

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2009, 03:36:42 PM »
I'm guessing I'll be planting bare twigs,  being dormant.  I think they are saying that is better than getting new leaf growth trees and planting them in the spring and then possibly getting a late frost.   :1:   I haven't done this before but I also haven't had great success with the fruit trees I have,  other than a couple apple trees.   :1:

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2010, 08:27:26 PM »
Got two new self pollinating plum trees today.  Want some peach trees,  anybody know what is a good freestone type for our area?

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« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 04:06:20 PM »
I have two elberta peach trees ,had them for  three years .1st yr.did really good so many peaches some limbs broke.2nd.they didn't do to good ,got some kind of gooey sap like stuff coming out of them .so no peaches.this year hopfully if the frost didn't kill them out they will do ok.they're about 10 feet tall now.

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 04:28:49 PM »
I have 2 peach trees.  But I have no idea the type they are just sweet! *18*  How do you get starts off peach trees?  Anybody?

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 07:00:46 PM »
I have two elberta peach trees ,had them for  three years .1st yr.did really good so many peaches some limbs broke.2nd.they didn't do to good ,got some kind of gooey sap like stuff coming out of them .so no peaches.this year hopfully if the frost didn't kill them out they will do ok.they're about 10 feet tall now.


They had elberta peach dwarfs at big lots the other day and I almost got some but I wasn't sure I wanted dwarf trees.    I probably should have gotten them.  They didn't look like they had very good root balls but the price was right for a gamble.  I have a couple peach trees hubby planted a few years ago which have had a hard start between late frosts and deer.  I love canning peaches though and would love to have my own mature trees.

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2010, 07:01:49 PM »
I have 2 peach trees.  But I have no idea the type they are just sweet! *18*  How do you get starts off peach trees?  Anybody?


From what I understand with any fruit trees you have to get the strart from the root.

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2010, 07:31:53 PM »
I have 2 peach trees.  But I have no idea the type they are just sweet! *18*  How do you get starts off peach trees?  Anybody?


From what I understand with any fruit trees you have to get the strart from the root.


That may be true, but you can graft all kinds of different variety's onto one tree if you stay within the same species.

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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2010, 08:14:08 PM »
I would like to try that too.  I ordered one out of a magazine one time that was supposed to have 5 grafts on it but it didn't live.  I think it was during a drought year and we didn't really water it enough.  Do you have to do grafts in the fall or winter when the sap is down?

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Re: Fruit trees
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2010, 07:52:17 AM »
I could just imagine me going out and cutting the apple tree back like that though.  I think hubby with have a heart attack.    :headslap:

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