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05 May 2009Opening Up 1 Medlar 'Nottingham' FloweringThe other medlar flowers are opening a week later than the first one. Only one is open today, which is good news as long as the rains have stopped for good.Overcast 14°C / 57°F
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05 May 2009Definite Fireblight 1 Medlar 'Nottingham' Flowering, Apple 'Yellow Newtown Pippin' Setting Fruit, Apple 'Hauer Pippin' Setting Fr...Overcast 13°C / 55°F
I had hoped I’d done all the pruning I needed to do because I was reasonably ruthless the first two times. However, today I spotted something I missed before. And then another. And they were close to older wood so I actually had to prune a branch so large it almost required a lopper. I̵...
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04 May 2009Copper Spray Otra Vez 2 Apple 'Yellow Newtown Pippin' Flowering, Apple 'Hauer Pippin' , Apple 'Belle de Boskoop' , and Medlar 'Nott...Overcast 16°C / 60°F
Another break in the rain means another spritz with copper. I hit everything I could see.
The Newtown Pippin has set some fruit but also has some set fruit. The Hauer Pippin may have some set fruit but it’s not looking good.
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14 Mar 2009Leaf Buds Medlar 'Nottingham' Breaking Dormancy and Grafted Varieties gardenCloudy 11°C / 51°F
Nubbins on the 15th, more clearly growing on the 20th.
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08 May 20082 out of 3 setting fruit Medlar 'Nottingham' Fruiting and Grafted Varieties gardenOvercast 11°C / 52°F
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01 May 2008Beautiful Medlar 'Nottingham' Flowering and Grafted Varieties gardenOvercast 11°C / 52°F
The flower is even better than I’d remembered.
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03 Apr 2008Fully Leafed Out Medlar 'Nottingham' Budding and Grafted Varieties gardenCloudy 16°C / 60°F
Two of the grafts are fully leafed out now.

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