Sundance Apple, round one thinning complete, yeesh!

[Jhoss]

8 years old. Fruited heavy and broke some branches in 2016. Took 2017 off. 2018 is a blockbuster or branchbuster if left alone. I feel like round two will come as the apple get some size on them and Sundance apples are large.

 

[Native Hunter]

That's a dandy tree. I just planted a Sundance last year. Hope mine does that well someday. What rootstock?

 

[Jhoss]

That's a dandy tree. I just planted a Sundance last year. Hope mine does that well someday. What rootstock?

Beats me. Gurney’s back in 2010 with a Goldrush and a Pixie Crunch

 

[Jhoss]

Beats me. Gurney’s back in 2010 with a Goldrush and a Pixie Crunch

Gurneys calls them by size...”standard “.

 

[Native Hunter]

Gurneys calls them by size...”standard “.

The one I bought was from Henry Fields, and they called it standard. I questioned them, and their standard is MM111, which most of us refer to as semi dwarf.

Mine is really growing well.

 

[Native Hunter]

I've read that Sundance keeps hanging tight after it is ripe. Have you seen that, and if you didn't pick the apples, how long would they hang?

 

[Jhoss]

Yes they do hang on after ripe which is late October here in SE Mich. got a note from dec 11, 2016. “..all Sundance dropped.”

 

[Skelly]

Good looking tree

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Great pic Jhoss !! Nice looking tree. Thanks for posting. We have 2 Sundance that are 3rd leaf now, and growing well ( on MM-111 ). It's nice to see what we may have in a few more years.
Your note on drop times - late Oct. to 2nd week of Dec. is right on target for hunting.

 

[buckvelvet]

Great looking tree @Jhoss look forward to adding that 1 to me repertoire. :)