I have tons of room and I have gone to all dwarf rootstocks
Been giving them away so far but may sell in the future. Can only eat so many and drink so much cider. It's been hobby so far and has been tons of fun
PaulI have tons of room and I have gone to all dwarf rootstocks
Cleft on top working trees.Maya,
What type of grafts do you use on your trees?
That will be interesting. Zestar!s grow like crazy and Daybreak Fuji are very weak growers. Maybe the G11 will help them some. Make sure you thin the snot out of them too. They put out a lot of apples but will be very small if you don't thin them well.Well there was no plan so I used what scionwood I got from the guys in this forum. I got red Rome, yellow and red delicious, Belle de Bos Koop, rein de reinettes, black Oxford, zestar, daybreak Fuji and frostbite
Hey Aero -
They even stuck their muzzles thru the squares to get a few more inches.
Looks good. Take time to really look at maturity times. You are heavy in later maturing varieties there, so grow a lot of Zestar!s or add some Gala's.Maya, Your orchard looks great!!! Which varieties are your biggest sellers? Here's what I have picked out so far for apples to sell at farmers market/roadside - Liberty, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Honeygold, Harrelson, and Zestar!s . Also looking at Empire and or Spartan. Thank you!!
Looks good. Take time to really look at maturity times. You are heavy in later maturing varieties there, so grow a lot of Zestar!s or add some Gala's.
By far my best seller is Honeycrisp. Half of everything I sell is HC. I'll sell out of them every day in a couple hours, then I start selling the others. Macs are big here in Vt. so they are my next biggest seller followed by Macoun, Zestar!, Gala, Fuji. Everything else is much less. I'd strongly recommend to plant half your orchard in HC. I even get a much higher price for them and they still outsell everything else by a long shot. Also you have to order them 2 years in advanced. I'd also strongly recommend to only grow dwarf trees on a tall spindle system . They are easier to deal with once established and they quality is far superior. You don't get color like this in bigger trees. It will give you a leg up at a market with other growers.View attachment 2253