Favorite apple name?
Posted by John Kring on Sep 2nd 2022
I would put in a vote for Tarbutton!
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California Dreaming
Posted by John Kring on Feb 10th 2019
Our customers from California are calling Maple Valley
Orchards asking when we’re going to ship their heirloom apple scionwood so they
can start grafting. In Wisconsin, we’re
dreaming of spri
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When the Dog Whines
Posted by John Kring on Feb 5th 2019
Cutting scionwood last weekend was a lesson
in extremes. On Saturday, we cut apple
scionwood at the Gillett orchard. It was
in the 20’s, calm, and cloudy. We cut
scionwood on row
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Life Below Zero - Apple Scionwood Cutting
Posted by John Kring on Jan 27th 2019
At MVO, this is the prime time to cut scionwood. This is until the weather gets in the way. Yesterday, the day began with temperatures well below zero and an even colder wind chill.
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The first heirloom apple scionwood cuttings of 2019
Posted by John Kring on Jan 20th 2019
We started cutting scionwood yesterday at the Gillett
orchard. The temperature was 8 degrees
when we started and was 10 degrees when we stopped. However, when the sun was shining it was
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