I sure do appreciate the work you guys do at Crabapple. looks like your apple orchard is well on its way! I Jealous, Like Dan O. - I've got at least 3 months before tree planting too.

Do you plan to Maintain the orchard for Fruit Production (spraying/pruning and harvesting?)? Were they Semi Dwarf?

Also - What do you plan to use for a cover/companion crop with the apple trees - now that its not a "food plot" anymore? Will you treat it like a pasture - and overseed/mow clover? Or do you plan to let it go back to grasses and keep it mowed?

I have a similar project in the works for Apples, White Oaks, Sugar Maple and various conifer plantings.