Apple Trees

PETE247 · #1 06-22-2008, 05:07 PM

Has any one ever planted an apple tree? I want to plant an apple tree but i live in the mohave desert and I dont think it will grow....

IGTHY · #2 06-22-2008, 05:09 PM

The Mojave?! You could find a dwarf one and keep it on a patio. KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!

PETE247 · #3 06-22-2008, 05:17 PM

Dwarf apple tree sounds cool. I was just going to use the seeds out of a regular apple but I will look into getting dwarf apple seeds....thanks for the fast reply I wonder if I could grow the regular apple tree in the closet for a while then put it out side?

O4aUsErNaMe · #4 06-24-2008, 05:14 PM

All apple varieties should be considered self-incompatible, meaning that they cannot pollinate themselves or any flowers of the same apple variety. The highest quality fruit is harvested when cross-pollination occurs with a suitable pollinizer variety. You will need to plant at least two varieties of apple trees together in order to maximize fruit production and quality. Make sure that the varieties you choose have overlapping bloom dates, so that both varieties bloom at the same time. Some varieties, such as Winesap, Mutsu, Jonagold, and Stayman, produce sterile pollen and should never be used as pollinizers. However, pollen from other varieties can be used to pollinate these pollen-sterile varieties. Remember, two trees of the same apple variety cannot be used for cross-pollination. Since the pollen from apple blossoms is transferred primarily by bees, be careful not to spray insecticides during bloom when honey bees are present.

Apple trees require full sun and should be planted where the trees will not be shaded from large trees or buildings.

as long as they get the water and food they need they should grow fine...

PETE247 · #5 06-24-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by O4aUsErNaMe

All apple varieties should be considered self-incompatible, meaning that they cannot pollinate themselves or any flowers of the same apple variety. The highest quality fruit is harvested when cross-pollination occurs with a suitable pollinizer variety. You will need to plant at least two varieties of apple trees together in order to maximize fruit production and quality. Make sure that the varieties you choose have overlapping bloom dates, so that both varieties bloom at the same time. Some varieties, such as Winesap, Mutsu, Jonagold, and Stayman, produce sterile pollen and should never be used as pollinizers. However, pollen from other varieties can be used to pollinate these pollen-sterile varieties. Remember, two trees of the same apple variety cannot be used for cross-pollination. Since the pollen from apple blossoms is transferred primarily by bees, be careful not to spray insecticides during bloom when honey bees are present.

Apple trees require full sun and should be planted where the trees will not be shaded from large trees or buildings.

as long as they get the water and food they need they should grow fine...

Cool thanks for the info...You dont think it gets to hot here?It was 115 today..

brendon420 · #6 06-24-2008, 10:39 PM

i grow golden dorsetts but im in lush southern cali coastal not sure about the mojave give it a try plants are hardy

O4aUsErNaMe · #7 06-24-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PETE247

Cool thanks for the info...You dont think it gets to hot here?It was 115 today..

nah go for it..............................

PETE247 · #8 06-26-2008, 01:42 PM

Well do you know what kind of food to feed them or do they just grow?Do I just stick them in the dirt and water them is it that simple?

O4aUsErNaMe · #9 06-26-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PETE247

Well do you know what kind of food to feed them or do they just grow?Do I just stick them in the dirt and water them is it that simple?

i would add some compost to the soil then mulch the surface ,that should be all you need to do for a while .when you get near a gardening center go in and ask around for a good fert for apples..then feed them at the appropriate times..

PETE247 · #10 06-26-2008, 05:28 PM

Cool thnx for the info......