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Author Message   Gudseeds  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 12:33 pm EST :    Anyone in the Creston, Kelowna or Osooyoos Areas know of any Nurseries or Tree farms that sell to the public. I am looking for BC Cherries, Pear, Granny Smith and Mac Trees to try in my Southern Alberta Yard! Tired of picking up the Crab Apples.. may as well have something I can use and share with more than the Birds and Wasps! Jerry - Alberta, Canada 3B   Stephie  Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 02:31 pm EST :    Ahhhhh..the McIntosh! My fave apple. It came about from a stray seed near a farmer's barn in Ontario...it was nearly demolished except for an observant apple-lover! Should be lots of tree nurseries there to chose from. I know some fruit trees cannot be sold to other Provinces...mainly from somewhere to B.C. but don't think it goes the other way around..hopefully. Are you zone 3B? Stephie   Gudseeds  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 04:07 pm EST :    Yes, 3B I guess it should be.. though it is refered to as just Zone 3.. but our Chinooks keep us warmer than even 100Km North or East of us. I have seen mac's growing here.. but thought I may take a drive out West and try a few different things! I've killed plants before.. so No Big Deal if they dont make it! Just try again! Jerry - Alberta, Canada 3B   Stephie  Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 06:49 pm EST :    McIntosh is zoned 4 so there might be some problems. How about September Ruby, M360, Alberta Red, Alberta Buff, Norland, Alberta Gold, Boughen Delight....these are zoned for 2 and 3 and give out very nice apples. It might be wise to check out pears, cherries that are more frost hardy than B.C. varieties. I try to grow things outside of my zone 8 too as long as I can put them in the next zone comfortably...so Mac may work but it's pushing it when you could get really nice, easy apple trees for your zone. Or you could get those columner dwarfs that grow in patio pots??? Stephie   Zonenvy  Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 06:57 pm EST :    Malus 'Honeycrisp' developed by the U of Minnesota is an excellent cold-hardy apple that has become very popular over the past few years. Once you've tried it, you'll want to plant a few trees. http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/components/5877_01.h tml Zonenvy - Wisconsin, Zone "4"   Abgardeneer  Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 01:48 am EST :    You'd be better off buying from a prairie supplier, than one that specializes in fruit trees for warmer zones. I'd recommend getting a catalogue from Boughen Nurseries (Box 12, Valley River, MB, ROL 2B0; ph 204-638-7618). We've ordered from then many times, and have gotten very good, well-rooted, field-grown stock. Since it sounds like you're not growing any apples at present, It would be wise to start with at least one variety that should be solidly hardy in your area, e.g. Norland, Goodland, Parkland, Boughen's Delight, Norda, Kirk, Battleford, Minnesota 447, September Ruby, Mac-Spur, Collet - there are quite a few others. (By the way, Boughen has been selling 'Honeycrisp' in the last couple of years.) I've heard of a branch of MacIntosh surviving here when grafted onto a hardier tree, but I don't think I'd bother planting a Mac in our yard. We have 'Norland', 'Parkland', 'September Ruby' and another whose name I've forgotten. Good luck with Granny Smiths. As far as cherries go, I highly recommend 'Evan's' cherry - note that this is a sour cherry, good for eating out of hand (IMO) and excellent for pies, jam, etc.. We also have 'Carmine Jewel' (a bush rather than a small tree), but it's no comparison to Evan's in size or sweetness. The U of S has had a number of introductions of sour cherries in recent years. Some pears are hardy here, but finding those with fruit worth eating diminishes the selection somewhat. We have 'Early Gold' and 'Golden Spice', both of which have small fruit but it's very tasty. We've gotten fruit off them in 3 years of the last eleven; the week of cold snowy weather that we typically get in May takes care of the fruit crop most years. It's the same story with apricots, by the way. Abgardeneer - Alberta, Zone "3"   Gudseeds  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 08:25 am EST :    Thanks, I will check out Boughen Nursery! I have(had) 4 Apple Trees in my yard, 2 met with the chain saw last year.. one was being overcrowded by a Spruce so only one side of ot was actually growing, and the other had Blight on a few branches..(plus I needed some room for a New Garden Shed!) There is a Mac growing in a yard up the lane from my folks.. it must be 30 or 40yrs old..and produces beautiful Apples.. but is very well protected by neighbouring trees from the wind, where as mine would not be so lucky! Thanks for the advice, I will check them out! Jerry - Alberta, Canada 3B

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