$10 Prariefire crabapple, draw me some lines please?

[Txhorticulture]

Yes , it is WIERD, but it happens commonly to get better shape of a fruit bearing tree.

Maybe you're right, that's news to me.

Fruiting trees aren't really common in central texas because we don't get enough winter. With the exception of peaches.

I still doubt that's the case. A large professional grower supplying ornamental trees to wal mart would have had to look at a very young plant and said 'this little guy isn't going to have an appealing branch structure. I better graft a scion real low on the trunk.'

 

[M. Frary]

I would have bought a foemina.

Maybe it's grafted onto Foemina?

 

[Stickroot]

Maybe it's grafted onto Foemina?

LMAO!
Def' Foemina.

 

[Stickroot]

Wife hates it. Calls it SCAB APPLE!

 

[M. Frary]

I have an elm "clump" my wife calls the ugliest f#/÷%ING thing she ever saw.
Compared to that thing,this is beautiful.

 

[Random Usr]

I will hack on it a bit and see what happens.
I would like to get it pretty short, might put a jack on it.

Sounds good. What bothers me is that the position of the second branch, the gin, and the lower branch are in very good coordination with one other. Shortening or bending the second branch (which might be necessary anyway) will put the other two off. I guess ultimately, the gin will also have to be shortened and the lower branch ..... even lower. Or leave those as they are and thread the second branch into itself, emerging better-placed and a bit more horizontal than it is now?

 

[sorce]

I would have bought a foemina.

It IS! Please pay attention.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

I have an elm "clump" my wife calls the ugliest f#/÷%ING thing she ever saw.
Compared to that thing,this is beautiful.

She is nice to you! What a sweetheart.
I remember the picture. I do. She is VERY nice to you!

Sorce

 

[Random Usr]

I bought this at Walmart for ten bucks .....

Too bad WalMart doesn't stock any Foemina. That would have been even better.

 

[Random Usr]

Too bad WalMart doesn't stock any Foemina. That would have been even better.

 

[JoeR]

I have an elm "clump" my wife calls the ugliest f#/÷%ING thing she ever saw.
Compared to that thing,this is beautiful.

I wanna see it!

 

[GrimLore]

Wife hates it. Calls it SCAB APPLE!

Add two more species and have a fruit cocktail tree...

Grimmy

 

[M. Frary]

 

[JoeR]

Thats pretty dang ugly.

 

[Stickroot]

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I think you have your work cut out for you.
Looks like three or four trees!

 

[Cypress187]

I would remove the split(ted)/broken branch side.

 

[Stickroot]

Well, I hacked it

 

[j evans]

Mike - Thanks for posting that, I feel better about some of my trees now.

Stickroot - I like it so far.


Jamie

 

[Random Usr]

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Yes! It is UGLY! But don't fret ......... take a look at what can be done with it:

 

[Random Usr]

View attachment 81979 View attachment 81982 Well, I hacked it

I'm impressed!