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Temperate Fruit & Orchards => Temperate Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Bob407 on February 26, 2015, 11:55:00 PM
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I have read that this is used as a rootstok for Che, Cudrania tricuspidata.
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Bob,
i got a plant of this from my buddy Ed....i somehow remember reading that it could withstand a mucky planting site, (maybe from FL's best fruiting plants? by Charles Boning)
but now im reading that it doesn't appreciate such conditions....
well too bad because I already planted it in one of the most mucky locations in my yard....and there is no way I'm going to dig that thorny devil up...
I will be sure to let the group know how it handles the location...
if it does well, i will want to plant a bunch of Che grafted on this stock!
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I have seen them in low and seasonally flooded areas growing side by side with A. trilobas which love flooding. I have no idea how they will handle your area.
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I see these growing well in all types of conditions
Well drained
Flooded
Bone dry
A very tough adaptable plant. Makes a great rootstock for che.
Ed
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the lumber is nice also
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the lumber is nice also
I read that the wood makes excellent bows. As a kid it was always the worst tree to remove because of the density and strength of the wood. It will definitely eat some chainsaw blades up! And the wood burns for a very long time.
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It's also nice for mill work. How does it taste?
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It's basically the northern version of the pond-apple(A. glabra). We used them mainly to throw at each other as kids and they make a great softball in a pinch. Target practice is also a common use, firearms or arrows.
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gotcha
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I purchased one of those self-fertile Che on Osage rootstock from Edible Landscaping 6 months ago and planted it. Hasn't broken bud yet.
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It's basically the northern version of the pond-apple(A. glabra). We used them mainly to throw at each other as kids and they make a great softball in a pinch. Target practice is also a common use, firearms or arrows.
I forgot to mention the common name is Hedge apple.