Apple varieties that are quick to bear fruit

General Fruit Growing
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Here is my list of varieties that are comparatively quick to bear fruit.

Dolgo
Rome
Winesap
Hewe’s
Lodi / Yellow Transparent
Arkansas Black
Roxbury Russet.
Red Cinnamon
Victoria Limbertwig
Bushy Grove
Irish Peach
Redfield
Grenadier
Winter Bannana

I’m interested to hear of other varieties that are quick to bear fruit.

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I can corroborate Lodi.

Also add Goldrush and Ginger Gold.

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Gold rush, wickson, Rome, fameuse all seem very fast to produce apples. Some on the first or second year.

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Wealthy is as well I’ve taken them off last year and this year it’s now about 8-9 ft. Three years in ground. It wants to set way to many.

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Golden Russet has produced a year after grafting.
Perhaps the tip bearing varieties have an edge since they dont have to grow a spur.

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Shell (of Alabama) is also very precocious, as well as very early.

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As whole trees on vigorous rootstock Golden Russet is quite slow to come into bearing for me. Most varieties bear quicker as grafts- the callous seems to be just dwarfing enough to accelerate bearing.

I grow a lot of varieties in my nursery and on 2 year trees only Arkansas Black and Goldrush consistently produce fruit on 111 rootstock- Zestar is the only other that comes to mind as a contender. I think the category should be divided between the super quick and the quick.

Both Ark Black and Goldrush are self-dwarfing as a result of the precocious bearing.

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My Hooples Antique gold Has bloomed first year in ground.

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Alan,
I have those results with Golrush but not Arkansas Black at my location. Maybe my A B are not true to type. Gold rush is CAR susceptible but is otherwise a really nice all around apple

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Ark Black tends to be a quick bloomer for me as well as Pristine.

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My new goldrush grafts are trying to bloom.

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Is Lori and Yellow Transparent the same Apple?

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For me, the super fast bearing after one year graft are Alkmene, White Winter Pearnain, Ananas Reinette and Gravenstein( if it has a pollination partner). Hooples, too, but it was already mentioned.

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Doesn’t the rootstock have a large role in this?

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Yes, rootstock and the carbon / nitrogen ratio of the tree are the biggest factor.
There is a influence by varietys, some more precocious than others

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I might as well throw in Williams Pride. It has been quick to fruit for me.

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Lodi is offspring of YT.
Red Baron was the first to fruit out of 40 or so varieties I planted.
Edible Crabs seem precocious, Chestnut, Trailman, Hewe’s.
Cox’s has been pretty quick to bear as well on seedling stock.

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Yes, rootstock plays a role as stated by @Hillbillyhort.

My input are from last year’s grafts on the existing trees.

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I have Spur Arkansas Black and it has been very quick to bloom but appears to be on the edge of getting enough cold hours. It set a pretty good crop this year. I guess there could be a debate if there is a real difference between Arkansas Black and Spur Arkansas Black.

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Goldrush blooms so fast I have a hard time selecting scion wood. Even when the buds look vegetative several will bloom.

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