You should try Sundance if you haven't already tried it. It has a similar taste and seems bulletproof in DR.
I got my first crop last year, and it was a big crop of large apples. For me the tree was done dropping before Mid September, but what you read on the Internet says much later, It seems that most apples drop much earlier for me than what I read. My tree came from Gurneys, and here is what they say: "The apples mature in mid to late October and will hang on the tree for up to a month without losing flavor and quality." It doesn't matter to me, because mine is planted in my yard for human consumption rather than deer.
Even though they say Granny Smith is self-fertile , and does not need a pollination partner, I'd plant another apple tree 25 feet away. As you can see in the photo I have 2 Granny Smiths and it works for me. I probably followed the trees tag for planting advice/ if I could do it over I'd plant them a little farther apart say 25-30 feet.
Thats what you want, growth the first few years, then apples. Probably should be plucking the flowers off the gala for a few years. Any idea on the rootstocks
Unfortunately, no. These are all trees bought through our local county conservation district tree sale.
