[Arid_gardener] The case of the Siamese Twin Apple Tree
Linda Guy
lindaguy@qwest.net
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:01:13 -0700
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Just a wild guess, but is the section that blooms first somehow more
exposed to heat and light [ie western exposure, warming wall] that might
cause it to break dormancy first? If it blooms and leafs out quickly
enough might it even continue to shade the other section to keep it
cooler/less sunny longer?
Linda Guy, MG
Jackee De Alejandro wrote:
> Here another noodle scratcher for you guys. My neighbor has an apple
> tree in her front yard. It is only about 10 ft tall and has two main
> trucks coming from the ground. Each truck is very distinct, the trunks
> only connect at the very bottom, but they do connect. Each trunk looks
> like it's own tree, almost like the letter V, but a little
> straighter. Now get this, the trunk on the left is blooming...leaves,
> flowers, the whole shebang, BUT the trunk on the right is still
> dormant, just bare branches. My neighbor tells me that the left trunk
> bears fruit first with the right trunk bearing later. Almost as if
> they were two separate trees! She wanted me to ask you guys about the
> tree (I kinda tell her I have some master gardening friends). She
> didn't plant the tree. Like all of us military folk...it was there
> when we moved in. The only thing I could think of was that one of the
> trunks is an overgrown sucker that is root stock. What do you
> think?Jackee at Luke
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Just a wild guess, but is the section that blooms first somehow more exposed
to heat and light [ie western exposure, warming wall] that might cause
it to break dormancy first? If it blooms and leafs out quickly enough might
it even continue to shade the other section to keep it cooler/less sunny
longer?
<p>Linda Guy, MG
<p>Jackee De Alejandro wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> <span class=630292704-27022002><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Here
another noodle scratcher for you guys. </font></font></span><span
class=630292704-27022002></span><span class=630292704-27022002><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>My
neighbor has an apple tree in her front yard. It is only about 10 ft tall
and has two main trucks coming from the ground. Each truck is very distinct,
the trunks only connect at the very bottom, but they do connect. Each trunk
looks like it's own tree, almost like the letter V, but a little straighter. </font></font></span><span
class=630292704-27022002></span><span class=630292704-27022002><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Now
get this, the trunk on the left is blooming...leaves, flowers, the whole
shebang, BUT the trunk on the right is still dormant, just bare branches.
My neighbor tells me that the left trunk bears fruit first with the right
trunk bearing later. Almost as if they were two separate trees! </font></font></span><span
class=630292704-27022002></span><span class=630292704-27022002><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>She
wanted me to ask you guys about the tree (I kinda tell her I have some
master gardening friends). She didn't plant the tree. Like all of us military
folk...it was there when we moved in. </font></font></span><span
class=630292704-27022002></span><span class=630292704-27022002><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>The
only thing I could think of was that one of the trunks is an overgrown
sucker that is root stock. What do you think?</font></font></span><font size=-1>Jackee <span class=630292704-27022002>at
Luke</font></span></blockquote>
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