Re: Fruit Bearing Trees
- Subject: Re: Fruit Bearing Trees
- From: M* S*
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 23:05:53 -0400
Howdy,
I think I know the tree. They sound like an older cultivar of crabapple that
are planted at most of the condo's (my parents specificly) around here. They
must be the cheapest tree available. The berries are dark red and they drop
around first frost. The mess is bad because the berries are soft and pop on
impact with the walk. It's a real mess.
As far as stopping production, I think that's a far fetched idea that needs to
be
abandoned. The best way to stop production is with an axe to the trunk. :)
There is a cultivar of crabapple that flowers but does not produce fruit:
Spring Snow Crabapple
Malus 'Spring Snow'
medium fruitless and requires little pruning Park and street; susceptible
to fireblight and cedar-apple rust
The blooms are white, not pink like I suspect yours are. There are also many
crabapples with hard fruit that persists into winter. The selections of
crabapple are almost endless, the key is finding a tree that looks good, grows
the right size, and is disease free.
Here is a good list of street trees that include some crabapples:
http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/ParksRec/desirabl.htm
Persistant fruit is the key to a good crabapple near walks.
good luck,
mark stephens
http://backyardforest.org
>>Hi. Does anyone if it is possible to treat a tree in such a way that it
>>does not bear fruit. We have a pair of trees that, each year around this
>>time, drop a small berry that tends to stain a walkway we recently
>>constructed under the pair. I have not identified the tree's
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