http://www.cider.org.uk/frameset.htm


Educate thyself!

M106 is -very- susceptable to crown rot, you should have at least 2 inches from the union to the soil and only water once a week at most. Older trees should really not watering aside drought conditions.

Heheh, I swear, they are not uncommon!

http://eap.mcgill.ca/CPTFP_7.htm#Central-leader development

http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com/pdf/ ... otocol.pdf

Good Luck!

Well, 1st off. The Chart tells which cultivars (of the types listed) will pollinate eachother. Use the key included. Dwarf trees each have their own disease resistance according to what rootstock and cultivar they are. Not all dwarf trees will need support, but most will at the beginning and yes, so...

Look up bloom charts to find out what tree will pollinate Fuji, such as this one. http://www.acnursery.com/apple_pollinizer.pdf Your nursery should really be able to tell you, if not... well... :roll: 20x8 you would prolly wand full dwarf trees. Dwarfs grow upto 30% fullsize, semi-dwarf goes to 50% ...

For California, you will need low chill hour apple varietys. Fuji are self fruitfull but any apple tree will benefit from cross polination, usually with larger yields. Here are a couple of sites with huuuge variety listings. http://maplevalleyorchards.com/pages/home.aspx http://bighorsecreekfarm.com...

the white stuff is a mildew, either powerdy or downy. usually a copper soap will work, but vinegar and water may also work. the black stuff could be some scab. Not 100% sure though. I would worry more about the mildew. My Granny smiths have a bit of the black spotting also.

I have heard of people enjoying crab apples fresh, but I have not found that kind yet

They are usually crazy tart/bitter/mealy etc etc. Great for an easy cider balance against sweets.

Your average store bought apple from who knows when and likely several thousand miles away is much larger than your homegrown non-commercially fertilized apples. Most of that size is, like you said, water. They usually fert-bomb the trees with synthetic stuff to enlarge and eventually, water down th...

Granny Smith will not do well above zone 6.

Tgreen, you are prolly thinking of this Author's site. http://www.kuffelcreek.com/

All apples are good for sauce or pie ^^

Most apple trees will need a second variety that blooms at the same general time, pollination and all that. All fruit trees should benefit from some company of a second fruit tree

Figure out your bloom dates (and you can go from there!

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