New Fruit Trees

[MissPrissy]

I was told by an orchard owner that it had to be another winesap.

 

[Rosalind]

Winesaps are triploid, they can't pollinate anything, including each other. Same with Mutsus, Jonagolds. You can use nearly any other mid-season apple to pollinate them, though. Northern Spy blooms about the same time.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

Winesaps are triploid, they can't pollinate anything, including each other. . . . You can use nearly any other mid-season apple to pollinate them, though.

I'm new to apples so I had to look up the Triploid definition as it applies to apples. Everywhere I look it says, "Apples that are pollen sterile (usually genetic triploids) will not pollinate other apples; therefore, if you plant a pollen sterile variety you will need two other pollinators."
Source: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb0937/eb0937.pdf

So, am I understanding it correctly that if you plant a Stayman Winesap, you must have not 1, but 2 pollinators? I'm guessing that the Stayman needs one tree, but the second tree needs its own pollinator? Is that the reason for 3 trees?

 

[Rosalind]

Just so. There exist varieties labeled "self-fruitful" but in fact you won't get nearly as good a yield as if you use them with a pollinator. So you end up needing three trees.

 

[crazychickens]

We planted 6 to 12 fruit trees per year. Watch out for rabbits and deer! They love to nibble on tender trees in the winter.

 

[peeps7]

I have a pineapple pear tree that bears DELICIOUS fruit every fall. You will be happy with that little tree, ours is about 6-7 years old.

 

[LisaJean]

I don't have a lot of space, either, but I have planted a "Lil Big" apple tree, the Pixie Crunch variety. It grows only about 6 feet tall, but has full-sized fruit. I only planted one, I didn't see anything in the catalog about pollination.

I also have three Nanking bush cherries, two dwarf tophat bluberries (in pots), and a bunch of raspberries and blackberries.

 

[nightshade]

we planted an dwarf elberta peach over the weekend, I can't wait to get my granny apple this year as well as a few more elbertas and some pears. We already have nice collection of different cherries and a gala apple. As well as raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and strawberries. We are also planting grapes this year. I LOVE SPRING!!!!

 

[Carri]

Priss, do you take care of all of this yourself? You are quite a busy lady! You're going to have a lot of canning to do!

 

[MissPrissy]

Priss, do you take care of all of this yourself? You are quite a busy lady! You're going to have a lot of canning to do!

Yes, I do. My husband helps out on the weekends. Not much extra time for him during the week.