"Duke"
First grafted:
2021-02-07
2021-02-07
Scionwood and seeds of this variety were obtained from Marta. The seeds were from a tree grown in close proximity to the "Royal-Wright" variety, so it is possible some of those are Duke x Royal-Wright, though based on phenotype most look to be Duke x Duke.
Grafted onto:
Seedlings of this tree:
#149
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-11-09
2021-11-09
#132
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-10-28
2021-10-28
#147
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-11-09
2021-11-09
#151
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
#153
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
#155
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
#156
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
#167
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2022-02-21
2022-02-21
#168
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2022-02-21
2022-02-21
#148
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-11-09
2021-11-09
#152
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
#154
Seedling of:
"Duke"
"Duke"
Germinated:
2021-12-08
2021-12-08
All updates:
(photo taken May 16, 2025)
(photo taken April 24, 2025)
(photo taken October 8, 2024)
(photo taken September 19, 2024)
(photo taken September 2, 2024)
(photo taken July 17, 2024)
(photo taken June 24, 2024)
(photo taken June 8, 2024)
(April 24, 2024) Update -- Almost finished flowering, vegetative flush is getting going.
(photo taken April 24, 2024)
(March 28, 2024) Flowering -- First open flower on Duke today, same day as Jade.
(March 2, 2024) Flowering update -- Still coming along. Duke is near the middle of the pack in flower development at this time. About the same stage on both greenhouse trees.
(February 5, 2024) Flowering update -- Flowers just starting to expand.
(January 28, 2024) Flowering update -- Flower buds are at a similar stage on both greenhouse Duke grafts, less advanced than 2 years ago and similar timing to last year.
(photo taken December 28, 2023)
(photo taken December 28, 2023)
(photo taken December 27, 2023)
(photo taken April 13, 2023)
(photo taken April 13, 2023)
(photo taken April 13, 2023)
(photo taken November 9, 2022)