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.

It would all depend on specifically where you reside on the planet.


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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.

dwarf. now. some nurseries have multigrafted apples. or, try columnar apples.
Ingrid

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metres and also when the best time to plant would be.



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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.

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

"... 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
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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

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
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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.

"............ 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

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.
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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.

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
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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. ............"

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

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.