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Apple trees!
cshenk wrote:
"Tom J" wrote cshenk wrote: I planted them late fall, later than normally advised and with the harsher than normal winter on the east coast, expected they had died. 2 weeks ago we saw buds. Last week we saw a few greening bits. Today, literally overnight one burst into bloom If you want to have strong healthy apple trees, as soon as they set fruit, you'll be out there pulling them all off this 1st season!! That makes sense Tom. I can enjoy the booms in the meantime but this first year after being planted they need their root development to be the main thing. These are both semi-dwarf ones (over head lines etc, didnt want too big). One is a granny smith and the other a yellow delicious. They are recommended good cross pollenators. Both in the front yard, about 20 feet or so apart. Do you know offhand of a site that lists types of apples and good cross pollinators? I think I am going to plant at least three apple trees this year.... (Also two cherries. There are two very ratty ornamental cherry trees at the new house now, and eventually I want to replace them with fruiting cherries. My plan, perhaps bad, is to place the latter near the former and wait until the get a bit more mature....) -- Jean B. |
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Apple trees!
"Jean B." wrote
cshenk wrote: One is a granny smith and the other a yellow delicious. They are recommended good cross pollenators. Both in the front yard, about 20 feet or so apart. Do you know offhand of a site that lists types of apples and good cross pollinators? I think I am going to plant at least three apple trees this year.... (Also two cherries. There are two very There were a bunch of them. One I noted was the crab apple seems to be workable for almost all types. http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/sp...Trees%2005.pdf Reasonable list there. |
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Apple trees!
cshenk wrote:
"Jean B." wrote cshenk wrote: One is a granny smith and the other a yellow delicious. They are recommended good cross pollenators. Both in the front yard, about 20 feet or so apart. Do you know offhand of a site that lists types of apples and good cross pollinators? I think I am going to plant at least three apple trees this year.... (Also two cherries. There are two very There were a bunch of them. One I noted was the crab apple seems to be workable for almost all types. http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/sp...Trees%2005.pdf Reasonable list there. Oh, good. There are two crab apples at the new house. That list will be very useful, because I also want to get two fruiting cherry trees, which will eventually replace the tortured non-fruiting ones that are currently there. Thank you! -- Jean B. |
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will be very useful, because I also want to get two fruiting cherry trees, which will eventually replace the tortured non-fruiting ones that are currently there. |
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