buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Hey guys my parents have 2 apple trees in their yard, rootstock unknown. They have both been in the ground for 3-4 years.
The Macintosh is about 7-8 foot tall but has never fruited, I do believe it needs 2 pollinators (?) which could be a factor. I did look on Eds charts for pollination but Macintosh wasn't listed.
The other variety was about 5 foot tall but I cut it down to bout 3 feet last year and trimmed it as it was all over the place. The variety is supposedly something called 'old heritage' which has large apples but I think not.
I am thinking of cutting these both down to a foot above the ground and grafting to their root stock.
For taste and pollination sake which varieties would you suggest (of which I have access to scion).
So very much appreciated, just trying to do them a solid so they can enjoy eating some in a few years.
The Macintosh is about 7-8 foot tall but has never fruited, I do believe it needs 2 pollinators (?) which could be a factor. I did look on Eds charts for pollination but Macintosh wasn't listed.
The other variety was about 5 foot tall but I cut it down to bout 3 feet last year and trimmed it as it was all over the place. The variety is supposedly something called 'old heritage' which has large apples but I think not.
I am thinking of cutting these both down to a foot above the ground and grafting to their root stock.
For taste and pollination sake which varieties would you suggest (of which I have access to scion).
- Gala
- Winesap
- Williams Pride
- Enterprise
- Liberty
- Arkansas Black
- Goldrush
- Wolf River
- Freedom
So very much appreciated, just trying to do them a solid so they can enjoy eating some in a few years.