Chestnut crab apple and Goldrush\Enterprise drop times

[ToddG]

I'm am thinking about planting some Chestnut crabs, Goldrush, and Enterprise apple trees and was wondering about drops times. Would like to have apples on the ground through the end of November if possible. I am also open to suggestions on other apple trees that might suit .I am located in Virginia 7a. I'm just trying to get my next tree order together.
Thanks,

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Goldrush is the latest ripening apple of the 3 you mentioned. It is a November/December apple for us in north-central Pa., zone 5/6 border. Enterprise is a late October/ November apple - mainly November. Chestnut crab is a September apple with some hanging into October. Some guy on here posted pix of Galarina apples hanging on trees at his place in N.Y. state. I can't remember his handle.

St. Lawrence Nursery ( SLN ) in Potsdam N.Y. ( zone 3 ) usually has Sherry apple trees for sale. Sherry has apples that hang all winter according to their catalog. It's listed as a " very late " apple that puts out an annual crop. Minnesota 1734 is also listed as a late apple at SLN. I bought both from SLN but they're too young to fruit yet.

 

[CrazyEd]

I think greyphase is growing sherry and it does not hang all winter as advertised. I grafted a few 3 years but they are not fruiting yet.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

CE - ^^^^^ I hope Sherry holds most of the winter !! That's why I bought it. It's in it's 3rd leaf this spring. If not, I'll settle for the annual cropping of heavy fruit loads. The only apple tree I've personally seen hold fruit until March is one that is an OLD tree up the road from my camp. I sent scion from it to a couple guys. I have no idea what kind of apple it is. But I've seen this tree put on fruit for over 40 years, and it drops apples all winter long until March when there are usually still a few hanging on it. The tree has to be 60 to 80 years old.

 

[CrazyEd]

CE - ^^^^^ I hope Sherry holds most of the winter !! That's why I bought it. It's in it's 3rd leaf this spring. If not, I'll settle for the annual cropping of heavy fruit loads. The only apple tree I've personally seen hold fruit until March is one that is an OLD tree up the road from my camp. I sent scion from it to a couple guys. I have no idea what kind of apple it is. But I've seen this tree put on fruit for over 40 years, and it drops apples all winter long until March when there are usually still a few hanging on it. The tree has to be 60 to 80 years old.

Check post #451 here
http://habitat-talk.com/index.php?t...adventures-of-crazyed.123/page-23#post-102418

 

[Bowsnbucks]

CE - oooooohhhhhhh boy - I hope my Sherry doesn't drop that early. Time will tell. At least I've got the REALLY late-hanging tree right up the road from camp that I can get scion from and keep grafting some of that one. I already grafted a couple from that one.

Thanks for posting the link to Greyphase's post.

 

[CrazyEd]

CE - oooooohhhhhhh boy - I hope my Sherry doesn't drop that early. Time will tell. At least I've got the REALLY late-hanging tree right up the road from camp that I can get scion from and keep grafting some of that one. I already grafted a couple from that one.

Thanks for posting the link to Greyphase's post.

Yeah just get the tree established, you can always change it to something else if you are not happy with the results. I remember reading the description a few years back, thought it looked ideal and grafted 1 or 2 which I planted last spring. I'll keep you posted on how mine turn out.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Thanks CE. ^^^

 

[ToddG]

Thanks for all the info. I might go with Arkansas Black, Goldrush, Enterprise, Yates, and Chestnut crab.

 

[sandbur]

In the center of Minnesota, chestnut crab drops for about the whole month of Sept. I have seen drop s as early as Aug. 25, and also into early October.

 

[ToddG]

In the center of Minnesota, chestnut crab drops for about the whole month of Sept. I have seen drop s as early as Aug. 25, and also into early October.

I was wondering when I could expect them to drop at my location. Oct. wouldn't be bad.

 

[CrazyEd]

Kerr is a solid one. Here is my Kerr tree, I believe end of november.

 

[ToddG]

Kerr is a solid one. Here is my Kerr tree, I believe end of november.

Wow .Nice looking tree. I will add it to my list. This gets expensive! LOL

 

[CrazyEd]

Wow .Nice looking tree. I will add it to my list. This gets expensive! LOL

My problem with this tree is I let it over crop in year 3 or 4 (b118). Seemed to stunt it a bit. When your trees start fruiting you get all excited, do yourself a favor, crush your hopes and dreams by picking them off and wait a few more years.

 

[CrazyEd]

Here's what it looked like August 21. I should have picked these off long before. I am heading up north this weekend to likely thin fruit.

In feb it still had a few fruit clinging to life.

 

[ToddG]

Here's what it looked like August 21. I should have picked these off long before. I am heading up north this weekend to likely thin fruit.

In feb it still had a few fruit clinging to life.

I can see why you had a hard time thinning it. That is beautiful.

 

[CrazyEd]

They are solid for eating too.

 

[Natureboy]

Galarina and Goldrush were the longest hanging apples for me last year. I had many of both varieties still hanging when I visited my camp which is located in Western NY about 10 miles from the Pa. line last January. As far as a Oct/Nov through mid Dec. dropper, Liberty would be a good choice in zone 5 in my opinion, not sure about Zone 7a though.

 

[aerospacefarmer]

Ed I wouldn't waste time thinning crab apples they seem to come back every year despite fruiting like crazy!!! My Kerr looks like a Christmas tree now loaded with lights lol As far as apples my pink cripps or pink lady were my longest hanging apples even though many say they don't fully ripen in PA but mine did and they hung into rifle season here in PA which is Monday after thanksgiving

 

[CrazyEd]

Aero you are missing my point. I dont thin because i'm worried I wont have apples every year. I thin them because a 3-4 year old tree shouldn't be putting out that many apples, it should focus it's energy growing wood and establishing itself. That is why i choose to thin. I also grow apples in beach sand which is a whole different ballgame compared to some of you folks with real soil :)

BTW, I did do some thinning today :)