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Thu, Nov 14, 13 at 13:45
| I realize most people do this the other way around. They select an apple tree and then attempt to find a crabapple (or another apple) that will help to pollinate it. However, I have a Harvest Gold Crabapple (or so it was labeled :-P) that came from Lowes and I started to think if it might be a good idea to plant an apple tree since I have a viable pollinator and space. The problem is the only thing I've read is that crabapples bloom for longer periods than apples. I do not know how long the bloom period is exactly and what apple pollination groups (early spring, mid spring, late spring) I should be able to successfully pair with it Does anyone have any experience with Harvest Gold and other apples? Or the expected bloom length of crabapples? Thanks. |
This post was edited by thapranksta on Thu, Nov 14, 13 at 13:47
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Thu, Nov 14, 13 at 21:42
| With apples you normally don't have to worry about pollination if you're in town or there are other trees up to a mile away. |
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- Posted by thapranksta Mid TN 6B (My Page) on Fri, Nov 15, 13 at 11:33
| I have no idea if anyone else nearby has an apple tree or what varieties they have if they do. So I thought I'd make sure by getting an apple that the crabapple could pollinate. |
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