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Saturday Morning Garden Bogging Vol: 22.30 – Open Thread and Apples [1]

['Greg Dworkin', 'Wafflehacker Aka Joshhacks', 'Crimson Quillfeather']

Date: 2026-07-25  

Am I the only one wooed by apple trees?

The Saga of the primary double apple tree has hit the final chapter. She is finally dying for real after the vicious bunny attack of the winter of 2022-23. You’ve likely never heard this, but bunnies also murdered my peach tree. That dying apple tree is Honey Crisp and Sweet Sixteen. Last year, 2025, that tree gave us the most apples as she ever has, as awfully damaged as she is. It felt like a last hurrah.

Anticipating her death, and assuming it would be quicker, I was gifted a second double apple tree, Honey Crisp and Cortland, back in 2023. A Mother’s Day gift from the world’s most patient and observant children. Mysteriously, they knew a new apple tree was needed.

In a completely unrelated note, I still haven’t stopped talking about it.

It’s amazing she is still alive VC

We are unsure what we are going to do with the old tree. I love the idea of another perch for birds, created by girdling the tree at the base. Deeper than bunnies did, this will truly kill it quicker. Not sure my neighbors would appreciate another dead tree in the yard.

We could cut it down and leave a stump, like we did with the peach tree. That stump is a lovely home for mushrooms and it quite photogenic.

Stump VC

Anyway, what would you do?

I apologize for the delay. Technical difficulties with diary one, so had to spruce up my back-up quick for posting and hope that works. Image uploading seems to be an issue so keeping it light.



Love ya and Happy Saturday!

VC

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