Dolgo Crab-apple tree
Owner: David
Location: Two Rivers, WI, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2012 |
| Age of this tree: | 13 years |
| Soil: | sandy with a little clay |
| Climate at this location: | Zone 5a - cool, within 1 mile of Lake Michigan |
| Pruning: | not pruning at this time |
| Tree form: | Central leader (widest at bottom) |
| Height: | Not sure |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | aphids, my dog, fireblight |
Owner's comments
Despite fireblight, successfully grafted one scion onto my Cortland tree in April 2012, which in later years produced small handfuls of tart fruit. Dang dog kept eating most of the apples. In spring 2017, fireblight spread up the trunk of the mother Cortland tree and exhibited orange ooze. In an attempt to rid this tree of blight, I removed the grafted Dolgo limb entirely as I believe that is where the whole issue originated. Too late. Entire tree was dead fall 2017.Season records for this tree
2016
Spring blossom: 20 May
Dog ate all ~8 apples and tore branch in half.2015
Spring blossom: 24 May
Harvest: 1st week September 1kg / 2lbs
At least 100 flowers, pruned back to 26, dog ate half of them!2014
Spring blossom: 2 June
Harvest: 1st week September
Fireblight: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
About a dozen blooms, 2 apples. Animals and kids stole both apples.2013
Spring blossom: 5 June
Harvest: 1st week September
Bloomed this year! One beautiful red apple blew off Sept. 1, was tart.