Flowering crabapples offer ornamental value and hardy forms
Quality in woody plants is hard to define but flowering crabs meet stringent criteria of flower and fruit quality, hardiness, and adaptability. More than 250 varieties exist with many suited to the Northeast. Notable types include Sargent, Arnold, Parkman, Floribunda, Bechtel, Dorothea, Dolgo, Hopi, Toreango, Tschoniski, and Thiefera. Choose from nurseries with many options, observe bloom and fruit, and confirm height and cultural needs.
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Arnoldiana
Parkman
Parkmani
Bechtel
Dorothea
Arnold Arboretum
Dolgo
Pruning Guidance for Trees and Crab Care
Occasional pruning helps remove weak dead and crossing branches. Best done in late winter or early spring. Do not overfeed crabs as excessive growth can invite fireblight.
Annual Vermont Farm Show Offers Big Prizes for State Best Products
Barre Vermont Farm Show opens January 25 to 27 at Barre Auditorium with 2500 dollars in prizes across apples eggs honey maple hay potatoes silage and home products. Entries due January 24 with judging that night. Christmas tree entries enter January 25. Excellent ratings win five dollar cash prizes and ribbons. top entry earns Award of Merit. An education onsite and post show mailings accompany the event.
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Shute
University of Vermont Extension
Mather Terrace
Montpelier
Yule Tree Growers Meet in Barre Vermont
The Vermont New Hampshire Christmas Tree Association hosts a Jan. 25 dinner in Barre with Alexander Dickson, Extension forester at Cornell, speaking on Christmas trees yesterday today and tomorrow. Directors meet at 11 a.m. Cow Barn annex. members at 1 30 p.m. Farm Show to sponsor its annual Christmas tree contest with entries due before noon. Vermont grown spruce balsam or pine five to eight feet tall. A silver platter will be awarded at the dinner.
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Barre
Saskatchewan
Natural Resources’ Training School
Vermont Farm Show
Vermont
Outdoor Recreation Development study guides landowners profits
University of Vermont Extension Service releases the second bulletin in a ten part series on Outdoor Recreation Develop ment. It details campground day use areas vacation farms and vacation homes with cost estimates required skills and common pitfalls. A 50 site campground might cost 25000 to develop and gross 5000 per year. Location demand and detailed cost studies are essential for success. Interested readers can request a free copy from Morrill Hall Burlington Vermont.
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Burlington
University of Vermont Extension Service
John J. Lindsay
Lindsay
Bulletin
Vermont
County Agents of Vermont Reach New Title Change
University of Vermont extension staff explain their new titles and campus link. They describe funding shares from federal state and local sources and stress education over degrees. The piece highlights leadership, youth development, home economics, and expanding mission beyond agriculture.
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Marion Harris
Bud Edgerton
University of Vermont
Farm Bureau
UVM
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Extension Service
Department
Plastic Bags Harm Evergreens, Warn AVM Expert
Burlington cautioning gardeners about using plastic bags to cover evergreens in winter. Ornamental horticulturist Harrison Flint explains bags trap heat on sunny days, warming stems and needles then freezing when sun ends, causing damage. Varied susceptibility among evergreen types, but plastic bag protection is harmful.
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Burlington
Harrison Flint
AVM
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