WOOHOO Fuji

[MontyJ]

My Fuji apple tree is blooming for the first time!!! I am so happy. It doesn't have more than a dozen flowers, but it's a good sign for next year. My poor Jonathan has had no pollinator nearby since the idiots that put in the city sewer across the back of the property cut down a wild apple tree that bloomed at the same time. We still got some apples, probably from a crab apple tree or something across the holler, but not enough to do a lot with, usually just enough to make a case of homemade apple pie filling (Dew loves it), and a little jelly. Next year we should have a great apple crop...finally!

 

[Nyboy]

Good for you I just got 6 in mail today Williams Pride and gold rush.

 

[Smart Red]

You know it should flower and you expect it will flower, but it's still an exciting event when fruit trees do what they're supposed to do. I hope your apple harvest fills your larder and makes your name as a pie maker in your community.

 

[Carol Dee]

YEAH I love Fugi apples.

 

[valley ranch]

Great, if you have a pollinator nearby. Hope you see some fruit.
I took a couple Fuji down to the high desert and they've done well, this is their first year to flower also.

 

[MontyJ]

I am so happy to see this Fuji flowering! I have been waiting for so long for it to happen. I am crazy happy to see it in the same bloom stage as the Jonathan! I FINALLY HAVE A POLLINATOR!!!

 

[Nyboy]

Wait till early summer when trees go on clearance and pick up a crab apple. They are great pollinators for apples. Do you spray your apple trees?

 

[MontyJ]

I don't start spraying the apple trees until after petal drop. I don't currently have any disease pressure (knock on wood), so I only spray for worms after the flowers (and hence the bees) are gone.

Here is the Fuji:

And here is the Jonathan:

 

[baymule]

What do you spray apple trees with?

 

[MontyJ]

I only spray them after the blooms are gone. I use malathion.