7a/b border here and total amateur but so far doing well with these
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How has Virginia Beauty come along?
I think I had the wrong variety, it was a month too early. The apple I did have was fine, but too prone to rot so I removed it.
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Gold rush and empire set a lot of apples but losses due to insects birds and critters were high. The few I got tasted good. Other trees really haven’t done as much. Hopefully next year.
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Hey Mark
What a pretty tree. Anyway you would be willing to spare a few scions this winter? I’m trying to get some fruit trees planted in Ehrhardt, SC.
Thanks
Logan
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Me too! @c5tiger I have some grafts of Anna but I would love to have some of the seedling. Looking for apples that grow easy in the south.
No problem, pm me in December.
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I just plant these nine apple tree:
1)Carolina Red June, N.C. 1800, Ripens late June-July, subacid, small to medium, Blooms late.
2)Yellow June, 1845,ripen around Fathers Day, medium size, Late June - July.
3)Horse, N.C. 1800,Tart, Medium to large, soft yellow flesh, Late July to August.
4)Smokehouse, Pennsylvania 1837 medium size, July - August. It was found growing by a smokehouse.
5)Summer Banana, S.C. 1800,Medium size, August- September, yellow when ripe with Aroma of Banana.
6)Blacktwig (Mammoth), 1800, tart, Productive, medium to large, September - October.
7)Arkansas Black, Arkansas 1870, good Keeper, frim yellow flesh, Late October.
8) Joseph apple, 1910 Va., Joseph Popek migrated from Yugolavia to America, apple is Large red & sweet. Joseph Popek grandson name the tree after his Grandfather, no one know the Yugolavia name.
9) Old Fashioned Winesap, N.J.1800, also called Red Winter, immune to cedar apple rust, hangs on the tree as late as November. https://www.centuryfarmorchards.com/
Put four inch drain pipe around apple trees to protect the lower bark from rabbits.
A cage will have to be added to protect the leaves from deer & lime put out, mulch.
So I have lots to do.
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