Update on the apple tree and the cuttings!🍎

[@stellaentekume4328]

I love your video , checking this out from Nigeria .

[@edibles_and_exotics]

Wow that's great, Thanks!

[@johanconradie2120]

you have it spot on! I found that fruit on a rather big airlayering do indeed somehow feed back into the tiny beginning roots for sure yes

[@edibles_and_exotics]

When I first moved to Arizona I was reading an article about trimming palm trees and the author was a botanist, what he said was as the palm fronds yellow and dry out the palm pulls the nutrients from that frond and use it to grow new ones. As the years went on, I did more research on it, and he was, in fact, correct, and it's a common thing all plants do. I figured why not with fruit. experimenting with cuttings I did, in fact, notice, that the ones with fruits although they aborted them grew faster and healthier than the o es with out. Funny thing is I had someone tell me I was giving totally wrong advice and I'm going to kill everyone's cuttings with my bad advise but I had video proof on my youtube channel and referred him to the videos. (Open mouth insert foot)

[@frostylonewolf1700]

great apple tree cuttings !

[@edibles_and_exotics]

THANKS! I even impressed my self with this batch every single one has top growth after 4 weeks not one rotted! It's a new record!!! Now to pot them up with out killing any. And the hard part finding them all homes!

[@frostylonewolf1700]

@@edibles_and_exotics i would take an apple tree except that i'm at an apartment and its being rented so i will wait to get any apple tree till i moved out to a more permanant place

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@@frostylonewolf1700 You need to buy some land! Start a food forest and build a giant green house to live in!

[@frostylonewolf1700]

@@edibles_and_exotics hows it going?

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@@frostylonewolf1700 Very busy! Between filming and working the yard I have zero time!

[@frostylonewolf1700]

my greenhouse comes in monday

[@Veritas-dn6ss]

Great video, but I think you will be unsuccessful getting apple tree cuttings to root. I have tried apple, plum and pear dormant cutting with the same method. They ALWAYS leaf out as yours are doing in the video. But then they always dry and shrivel up as there are no roots. I wish you would have pulled out one or two to check for roots instead of waiting another month. Figs and other plants root very well with this method, but not apples, pears, or plums which are very, very difficult to root from dormant cuttings. But I certainly hope you have success and please update us!

[@edibles_and_exotics]

Thanks for the compliment, that means a lot!!!! That's too bad you didn't have luck. We're your cuttings in the sun, or did they dry out? I do this every year with my apple trees and they always root out. I will do another update video in a month or so. I have found as the weather warms up they need more shade and more water but they always grow roots.

[@Veritas-dn6ss]

@@edibles_and_exotics Wow, I have yet to get a single apple or pear or plum to set roots from hardwood cuttings, and I have tried many dozens of times! Possibly it is the two apple varieties you are growing for a hot/tropical climate, Anna and Dorcet. Perhaps these root much more easily, similar to figs? I get real winters that last with snow for months and lots of cold. None of my varieties have ever rooted, some with rooting hormone, some without, always with a plastic tent over them so the tops don't dry out. Always in total shade either outside or in the house. I'm very much hoping you can provide the magic recipe for me :). Mine always leaf out, even grow and inch or so, then shrivel up and die as they have no roots.

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@Veritas 555 777 It could be the 2 varieties I'm growing, both are very low chill hours apples. They also air layer real easy too! I did an air layer on the anna last fall and it rooted in 2 months. It spent the winter in a pot and is flowering right now. It's about 6 feet or so tall. I am very surprised you don't have luck with rooting your apple cuttings? Back in NY/NJ where grew up, people grow new apple trees by just sticking branches in the ground in fall and covering them with a pile of dead leaves then uncovering them in spring.

[@samuelevans3281]

What did you root them in? It looks like straight perlite

[@edibles_and_exotics]

Yes exactly. I've used perlite, peat, seed starting mix whatever I have on hand.

[@frostylonewolf1700]

i just ordered the 4x6.5 foot polycarbonate greenhouse

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@@frostylonewolf1700 nice! I bet you can't wait to get it set up!

[@EricaGates0623]

Can you do this with peaches too?

[@edibles_and_exotics]

I have done it with stone fruits and had great results! Pretty much any tree with bark should work. Some may need the top half wrapped with parafilm to keep them from drying out. Some also take longer then others to root out but key points are keep them out of any direct sun, out of the wind, and keep the bottoms moist at all times but not soaking wet.

[@katimbogbronnie-ut4fm]

How long does take to time of fruiting

[@katimbogbronnie-ut4fm]

After transplanting

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@katimbogbronnie-ut4fm Cuttings and airlayers of a mature fruiting tree will fruit the next year but if it's too small it may abort the fruit or it could make it so heavy that the tree may snap.

[@charliewinkie6990]

How many made it? Zero.

[@edibles_and_exotics]

I had probably 75% make it to decent top and bottom growth then it got to 118°f for weeks on end and I missed one day of watering and all but 3 or 4 died.

[@frostylonewolf1700]

well yeah but i don't need to set it up this month

[@frostylonewolf1700]

i'm a bit disappointed that i might have to bring in the banana tomorrow

[@OkieRob]

Holy cow turn the background music down

[@edibles_and_exotics]

Sorry, it didn't seem too loud on my TV when I watched it. I've done videos with lower volume and none at all and they just seemed dry to me. Also I'm not a fan of the rap type music that I have in most of my videos but having metal playing in the background was way too distracting. 😁 Just trying to keep the videos interesting. I'll try toning it down for you in the next ones I edit. Thanks for the heads up. 😊

[@OkieRob]

@@edibles_and_exotics I have tinnitus in both ears so I have a hard time understanding what people say with background noise. Traffic noise is the worst for trying to hear past it. So whatever you decide to do is up to you. It's just something I will skip watching as it just clutters up the noise in my ears already. I love learning things as I'm a hobby grafter and try to grow tropical/ semi tropical in Oklahoma.

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@OkieRob I know what you mean I have issues with background noises too, over 30 years of being a mechanic. It drives me nuts when people talk as if they are in a silent room when in reality they are trying to talk to me in a noisy shop. Seems all I say is what, huh, etc... Getting old sucks! I don't want to loose any viewers not for selfish reasons but I totally enjoy sharing my knowledge of plants with people. In this day and age being able to grow your own food and being able to supply others with food is important and will become more important in the next year or two.

[@OkieRob]

@@edibles_and_exotics I just planted almost 100 lbs of potatoes. I have some kin folk south of you. I'll have to ask them what town . I had their address but lost it.

[@edibles_and_exotics]

@@OkieRob Wow! How many acres are you on? Now I'm jealous!!!!

[@alejandroalcala3146]

no results so its Fake

[@edibles_and_exotics]

I have results videos.