Great pictures Early Riser. Those crab apple trees are loaded. I assume that they turn red when ripe? It's also nice to see that you've got mature oaks on the property. I'm kind of envious of the equipment and size of trees that you're putting in. Most of mine are bare root seedlings. The soil looks kind of clayey, are you mixing any top soil in the backfill when you plant the trees? Do you mulch or just keep the weeds down with herbicides? Are there any Persimmons or Sawtooth Oaks in your plans?

My apple trees are much more like Farm Hunter's. Old farm trees and wild trees that have sprung up. Keep up the pictures.

Dan O.