#149
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-11-09
2021-11-09
Planted out in early summer 2022. Impressively little damage that winter from 17°F and managed to regrow from above the soil line after 15°F the next winter.
 | Pre-freeze update | 2025-01-17 18:11:24 | Looks good. |
 | Update | 2024-12-10 18:25:11 | No damage from a few mild freezes. Never pushed that threatened fall flush, the terminal buds went dormant instead. |
 | Update | 2024-09-23 07:39:01 | Growth has slowed but not fully clear whether it's going to try to get one more flush in this year. |
 | Update | 2024-07-23 17:03:21 | Coming back nicely, though something has been nibbling the leaves. Earwigs? Pill bugs? |
 | Update | 2024-06-28 04:46:59 | A little slower to get going than some of the other trees this year, but seems healthy enough otherwise. I did give it some fish emulsion this week because of the pale color. |
 | Update | 2024-04-20 18:20:31 | It was definitely killed back to a point lower on the trunk than the previous winter, but there are a few buds starting to swell. |
 | Update | 2024-03-04 18:40:11 | It's still hard to be certain, but it looks like the main stem was killed below the branched area where it re-grew last year. However, the main branches do also look alive above that point. Time will tell where it regrows from this year. |
 | Freeze update | 2024-01-19 20:00:05 | Has started dropping leaves, but the stems actually don't look so bad and there are still some green leaves hiding down near the core. |
 | Freeze update | 2024-01-17 03:57:48 | Looks pretty crispy, but will inspect more closely in a week or so to see what, if anything, seems to still be alive. Was covered with an unheated fleece cover. |
 | Update | 2024-01-07 00:26:47 | Built a wire cage to make it easier to protect if we get a bad freeze. |
 | Update | 2023-12-25 22:34:28 | Still no sign of frost damage, and the buds have continued to swell. |
 | Frost update | 2023-11-29 17:01:43 | No sign of any damage after two nights in a row near 28°F. |
 | Update | 2023-11-19 03:46:15 | Just realized this one didn't get updated after the first frost almost a month ago. No damage at all from 30°F. No big surprise. |
 | Update | 2023-10-26 17:16:34 | Last winter's hardiest first-year seedling, and grew nicely this year. Seems ready to start a flush, but hopefully the mild frost this weekend will convince it to stop that. |
This tree does not have any grafts on it.
Own-root clones of this tree:
#337
Clone of:
Seedling #149
Seedling #149
Rooted:
2023-09-03
2023-09-03
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