Someone once said, “He who plants a tree, plants a hope”. As we all try to recover from the arctic temperatures of February, 2021, our hope lies in next year’s crop of grafted Mayhaws. It’s too early to access all the damage, but we have root stock ready to graft with the scion wood harvested from Billy Craft’s trees in Woodworth, Louisiana. The coming weeks will tell if our hopes will be fulfilled.

Other than the freeze recovery, February has been about spraying. We have sprayed our grafted trees and our orchard trees every seven to ten days for fire blight and cedar rust, and will continue into the middle of March. Living in East Texas surrounded by cedar trees, is one reason for our frequency of spraying. Other locations may not need that much application. We recommend Rally (myclobutinil) for cedar rust, and Kocide 3000 (copper hydroxide) for fire blight.

Check back here later in March for updates on grafted trees for this fall, and visit our Facebook page for ongoing news.

KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE!

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