I love Yates as well. For you guys in colder climates than Pike County, my place has seen -25 over the last couple of years and Yates has done fine. Mine are also holding tight. I am wondering, Dan, when do the majority of yours drop or do they trickle all winter? I am not at my place over the winter but I noticed I had some dried up ones on the tree last March or May. One other thing about Yates is that they are a pretty good eater if picked (on my place anyway) about the first week of November. They are also precocious, DR and productive. I grafted quite a few seedling crabs over to Yates this past spring for these reasons.
I love Yates as well. For you guys in colder climates than Pike County, my place has seen -25 over the last couple of years and Yates has done fine. Mine are also holding tight. I am wondering, Dan, when do the majority of yours drop or do they trickle all winter? I am not at my place over the winter but I noticed I had some dried up ones on the tree last March or May. One other thing about Yates is that they are a pretty good eater if picked (on my place anyway) about the first week of November. They are also precocious, DR and productive. I grafted quite a few seedling crabs over to Yates this past spring for these reasons.
Are you in MI? or a I thinking of someone else?
I'm also thinking of adding some yates. They seem like a good overall apple. For people as well as deer!
Deepsleep, I would not classify Yates as a crab. Yes, it is a small apple, but larger than most crabs, yet is not bitter like a crab.
I will be at farm 1st weekend of December, and will take more pics.
Was at the farm this weekend for our second gun season, and half of the yates were still on tree on 12-6. They were still very good in spite of several freezes. My michelin still had 80% of its apples hanging. Sorry I forgot to snap some pics.
Dan how does the Michelin as far as disease resistance? Any other apples you would add for late drop orchard besides yates, arkansas black an Michelin?
Do you have a spray regiment to get such great apples on that yates?