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Maine-iac_207 t1_ixdvh1a wrote

We have cherry, pear, peach, apple and plum trees (all semi-dwarf) and I’m in southern Maine. They all produce extremely well, even with the drought this past summer. We purchased all of our trees from Skillins. They were expensive but great quality fruit trees. You can buy the Skillins bonds in the winter and save 25%.

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bugdude666 t1_ixefgnh wrote

Skillins bonds are great. We have apple, peach, and pear - also southern maine - and they do well to the point that we get overwhelmed by the peaches. Cherry apples also fuckin slap.

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[deleted] OP t1_ixeli03 wrote

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bugdude666 t1_ixem80y wrote

Keep in mind it’ll take a bit for them to produce - but once they do, ya better get your canning setup ready!

E: raspberries and blackberries also do well up here, as of course do blueberries. I prefer wild bluebs but the ones we have as bushes are also pretty good. This year my raspberries were producing well into October.

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Guygan t1_ixh56mq wrote

My house came with 6 high bush blueberries that are well-established. We get so many blueberries we literally can’t keep up with the picking. It’s insane how prolific they are. By July I give up and just let the birds eat them all.

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bugdude666 t1_ixh7r2z wrote

Oh yeah, the crows and robins love our place.

Your flair is hilarious btw where the fuck did that come from

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Guygan t1_ixha4dn wrote

Years ago here folks were discussing cannabis legalization and my attitude was basically “sure, why not?” and someone flamed me and called me a “delusional cartel apologist”.

Lol.

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Maine-iac_207 t1_ixec09z wrote

I actually don’t remember the variety of cherry. But they are sweet. We eat the apples, pears and cherries and make jam with the peaches and plums.

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