I’ve got a Golden Russet on mm111 and one on b118, both from Burnt Ridge Nursery and both planted in spring of '16. Neither has blossomed yet. Both experienced a bit of tip die back this spring.
There appears to be several types of Ark Black- the one I grow is extremely spurring and the most dwarf variety of apples I grow. I’ve never seen the non-spurring type but Seedsavers lists a basic AB and 3 spur types. Adams must sell one of the spur types maybe you have the original. .The apple is pretty distinctive so you will find out when it bears.
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lodi and yellow transparent are the earliest to fruit here. ripe by mid july in my z 3b. they are also my favorite apple and make the best applesauce!
i think lodi is a improved cultivar of y. transparent.
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Lodi is a child of Yellow Trans.
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Yellow Trans was crossed with the Montgomery apple. One of the resulting seeds grew into Lodi.
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This is when a rootstock makes the difference. My Golden Russet on B 9, planted either 2016 or 2917 (cannot recall). Bloom and set fruit this year.
The variety that matures earliest and bears fruit at the youngest age, not the earliest ripening of the season is the question, but maybe in Z3 you are answering it. Pristine has a lot more sugar and bears pretty close to YT if you are talking about early ripening. Not sure if it is hardy to 3 though.
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Those summer ripening apples (Williams Pride) seem very quick to fruit. Like 2 years after budding and the branch was loaded with fruit…and its been that way each year since.
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Your statement reminded me that Carolina Red June was quick to flower.
On m-111 bare root wealthy and gold rush flowered and wanted to set fruit and every year afterwards.
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Lord Lambourne bloomed from the tip (top) the following year after graft was made. Of course, that is too soon to produce fruit. On Bud9.
Wynoochee Early bloomed the second year after the graft. On EMLA26.
Liberty bloomed the third year; on EMLA26.
y. transparent and lodi fit the bill for both. never tried pristine but in our short, cold summers they produce a large amount of apples very early compared to any other cultivars ive seen up here. my lodi produced a doz apples the second year in the ground. my fathers y. transparents did the same.
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My G11 Alkmene was planted last year, and has been pretty vigorous since it was put in the ground. This year it bloomed a little bit and has one apple on it now, about the size of a ping pong ball.
Almost all of my other 16 apples produced nary a blossom, and most of those were planted two years ago.
I’m still waiting for Redfield (on M-111)…we’ll see.
Braeburn is supposed to be quick. But on m7
it took it’s time and usually has a sparse crop.
Liberty on MM106 crops second season.
Niedzwetkyana first year on M111.
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With regards to grafts, I’m curious to see how quickly some of the varieties I grafted will fruit. At least three that were grafted earlier this year, King David, Wickson and Liberty are vigorous and don’t seem to be impacted by the high temps and humidity.
Someone already mentioned Williams Pride, mine is very vigorous and taking over my Galmac tree. Out of the 30 apple varieties I grow it seems to be the heaviest bearer.
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WP is unusual in that it grows fast and fruits early.
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WP’s buds are not as cold hardy as many other apples. A few years ago, we had a severe winter and I had no WP. At first I thought it’s biennial. When I looked into it, I found articles talking about this issue.
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How long does it take goldrush on average? 4th leaf here and no fruit. Growing well though.
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