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Old 21-05-2007, 01:38 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default apple tree with no buds

lerameur wrote:
On May 20, 8:43 am, sherwindu wrote:
You have left out some important information. What variety of apple is this?
What
rootstock is it on. If it is on standard rootstock, it will be slower to
produce fruit
than a dwarf tree. It if is a tip bearer (fruit on the end of the branch),
excessive
pruning can cut off the next seasons fruit bearing branch tips. Is the tree
getting
enough sunlight? When you answer these questions, I might be able to help you.

Sherwin D.



Yes it is getting a lot of sunlight. It is a mixed variety. There are
5 types of apples on it (hybrid). it is not a dwarf tree, but it it
not huge either.it is about 17 feet of circumference. I f you want I
can put a link with a picture of it later today.


That's not a hybrid, per se. As I understand it, that's a lot of
grafting onto what is essentially a single rootstock.

I've read about those trees but have not tried to grow one. I have
always wondered if they could really reliably produce anything and (and
this may be part of your problem) for how long they could produce it.