Updated list of 3 to ponder:
Liberty
Bonkers
Frostbite
Liberty is still my #1 apple tree and I continue to plant them as others die off for whatever reason.
Goldrush in 4B was a stretch and they have not kept up and are not growing much or even have died back.
Wickson Crab are fine but the...
I’ve got 2 main orchards on my land now with each having roughly 75 apple trees each. I think I’m done expanding them and will reserve the open acres for yearly planted food plots. I still have 30 or so in my nursery garden to replace weak/dead ones over the next 2 years or so.
I am doing the same exact thing this year at my property. I will have 2 'Main' orchards in 2 different parts of the property with ~70 or so apple trees in each.