This past winter was incredibly cold. One of the coldest that I can ever remember. That being said, I think it affected the trees. There weren’t very many blossoms this year. The Ashmead’s Kernel did well and the Hauer Pippin is doing alright. The Cox’s Orange Pippin, after the awesome crop for a 2nd year tree last season, has two apples on it. The White Permain has zero. The Northern Spy has zero. The Newton Pippin is recovering from being eaten by the deer and being in a low spot. The Braeburn tree died.
This year is more about maintenance than anything. It’s busy around the Cottrell Orchard in regards to family. I did trim the trees in March. That might have had some affect on the trees. Nothing else planted in the orchard because it all died last year.
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