Getting ready to plant

[Diehard Hunter]

Will be picking up 100 Indigo bush, 100 Sawtooth oaks and 100 Loblolly pines on march 5th. Should have 10 persimmons and 10 pears in later in the month. Permanent food and cover for under $500.00. it will take a few years to produce food, but the cover will be there pretty quickly.

 

[Football Hunter]

wow,sounds good,what size trees?

 

[PickettSFHunter]

You must be getting grafted persimmon with just 10? Would love to find a good source for those besides the one little Cookeville Nursery I know that has them.

 

[TS_13]

i think these guys have grafted females... how much are you paying for those steven?
http://www.edwardfortnurseries.com/

 

[BowGuy84]

Congrats on the trees!

Whats the deal with grafted persimmion trees? How many does one need to produce fruit?

 

[Tree Tramp]

Awesome!

 

[TS_13]

grafted makes sure you have a good female. buying blind you can guess 50/50 male female. of course males dont produce.

 

[Diehard Hunter]

I have a good source here in Knoxville for the fruit trees. the others are seedlings from the state. With innoculation and fertilization, and a little protection they will be providing food and cover in a few short years. The fruit trees are grafted 5 gallon size.

 

[Dodge Man]

grafted makes sure you have a good female. buying blind you can guess 50/50 male female. of course males dont produce.

How do you tell the sex of a tree? Male vs female?

 

[Diehard Hunter]

When buying, you have to trust the seller. When they are flowering, there will be a difference in male and female flowers.
Male flowers will lack an ovary.

 

[Jeff!]

with the weather changing so much here lately, are you worried about freezes or anything with the new young trees? Will it hurt them or anything planting this early, or is now about the right time to do it? What are you using to protect them as well until they are bigger and can survive?

 

[Diehard Hunter]

They are dormant and will have been in cold storage before I plant them so the cold temps should not be a factor. I am sure I will lose a few, but that is part of it. Forestry Suppliers sells tree guards in multiple sizes for seedlings that will protect them until they are 2-3 feet tall.

To aid in survival, they will get a 10g fertilizer pellet at planting, and I will innoculate the roots with Ectomiccorhizal fungus before planting. i am also sowing clover aroud them this year to help with nitrogen fixation and to give the deer a more preferred food source so maybe they won't eat the tops.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

i think these guys have grafted females... how much are you paying for those steven?
http://www.edwardfortnurseries.com/

Sorry it took so long, internet is not so accessible where I am at the moment LOL Grafted persimmon are expensive for sure, I have found them as low as 12 bucks at a certain little nursery, you have to plan way ahead with them though as they are a small hobby type business. Most times its 25 bucks or so.