All of the following baby trees sprouted by themselves in my garden beds that are under/near the Crabapple tree in our back yard. My best guess is that it is a Radiant Crabapple. There are a wide variety of other apple and crabapples in the neighbourhood, so there should be a good mix of genetics.
Early in spring, I gently dug them out and put into 1 gallon pots with 4-5 seedlings to pot to see if they would recover. The ones that did well, I put into their own individual 1 gallon pots in late July.
They got a quick dose of some root rescue in late August.
I wanted to keep a record of the photos of each one before they get lost in the camera roll on my phone, so there will be a couple posts in this “series”.. 3 Parts all together… I have 18 little seedlings.
They will be heeled into the garden beds in their pots for the winter, and I will cover with leaves and keep them as snow-covered as I can this winter. There are a few that I don’t know will survive/thrive but I think it’s worth a shot to see how they do.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to keep these labelled and organised, I’m welcome to the hints and tips.
Seedling number 1
Seedling number 2
Seedling number 3
Seedling number 4
Seedling number 5
Seedling number 6
Two more parts to follow… I had 18 little seedlings, and many other little baby trees from suckers and cuttings that I would like to document before winter.
The Crafty Cultivator 