apple trees
I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple
tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. |
apple trees
It would all depend on specifically where you reside on the planet.
"ahop" wrote in message om... I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. |
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dwarf. now. some nurseries have multigrafted apples. or, try columnar apples.
Ingrid (ahop) wrote: I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Frogleg wrote:
On 29 Mar 2004 00:22:50 -0800, (ahop) wrote: I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. If you want to get apples, you probably need two trees, or a tree that has grafts of two varieties. Most apples are not self-pollinating. For a small garden, you might search for dwarf varieties. Do your neighbors have flowering crabapple trees? If so, you only need one tree. -bob |
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"... my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres ...."
Firstly forget about an apple tree, grown as a tree. Think rather growing apples trained as Espalier or Cordon http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...g_apple2.shtml http://www.which.net/gardeningwhich/.../training.html -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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As you live in the UK then you have tremendous choice.
Choose apples that are not designed for sale as there are much better varieties available. Also avoid some of the old varieties as they usually need a spraying programme. Cox's for one~ very difficult to grow without much attention. Golden Delicious is aptly named other than it is neither golden nor delicious in much of the UK!! Splendid grown in France. Cordons or Espaliers on mm9[or similar] would be the best. 'Discovery' is a first class early dessert and 'Grenadier' a prolific early fluffy cooker. Both are reliable [and trouble free] and on this rootstock will take little room. 'James Grieve' is another splendid variety to eat off the tree though not if you are in the West Country. Given the choice of only one apple I would have 'Court pendu Plat' as a keeper dessert, despite its age. It is very difficult to obtain. It is two thousand years old and was introduced by the Romans. Your local garden centre would give you valuable advice and supply with the best rootstock. Best Wishes "ahop" wrote in message om... I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. |
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"............ Golden Delicious is aptly named other than it is neither
golden nor delicious in much of the UK .........." I have to disagree with you on this.. British grown Golden Delicious are great apples, BUT almost all G.D.on sale on British supermarkets are imported and are picked before they are ripe, so have very little flavour and don't improve with keeping. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Your second question.
You will purchase them growing in containers and so can be planted at any time. Try not to disturb the roots too much. Avoid 'Bramley'~~ much too vigorous. Best Wishes. "ahop" wrote in message om... I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. |
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Columnar Trees New varieties of fruit trees, Columnar (also called Collonade),
have been developed for small growing areas. Columnar trees look like 'bottle brushes', growing straight up with very small branch diameter. Mature trees, on average, are 8 - 10' tall and only 2' wide. They can have a productive life of 20 years. "Brian" wrote: As you live in the UK then you have tremendous choice. Choose apples that are not designed for sale as there are much better varieties available. Also avoid some of the old varieties as they usually need a spraying programme. Cox's for one~ very difficult to grow without much attention. Golden Delicious is aptly named other than it is neither golden nor delicious in much of the UK!! Splendid grown in France. Cordons or Espaliers on mm9[or similar] would be the best. 'Discovery' is a first class early dessert and 'Grenadier' a prolific early fluffy cooker. Both are reliable [and trouble free] and on this rootstock will take little room. 'James Grieve' is another splendid variety to eat off the tree though not if you are in the West Country. Given the choice of only one apple I would have 'Court pendu Plat' as a keeper dessert, despite its age. It is very difficult to obtain. It is two thousand years old and was introduced by the Romans. Your local garden centre would give you valuable advice and supply with the best rootstock. Best Wishes "ahop" wrote in message . com... I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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"......... Columnar Trees New varieties of fruit trees, Columnar (also
called Collonade), have been developed for small growing areas. Columnar trees look like 'bottle brushes', growing straight up with very small branch diameter. Mature trees, on average, are 8 - 10' tall and only 2' wide. They can have a productive life of 20 years. ............" These sound like the Ballerina fruit trees that have been in the UK for about 10 years now. WARNING Do not prune these trees in any way.if you do they revert to ordinary trees with a normal spread. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Lots of interesting choices. I'll throw in one more. If you use an M27
rootstock, your trees will only grow to about 6 feet. Check out the story of Gene Yale's backyard in Illinois at www.midfex.org, which I have visited and you can't believe how many trees he has packed into his small suburban backyard. Sherwin Dubren ahop wrote: I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what type of apple tree I should get for my garden as it is quite small 6 metres by 4 metres and also when the best time to plant would be. |
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