Anyone growing a Hollow Log apple? I have a 3 year old m7 tree and am looking for first hand experiences with this variety…
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That’s a really rare one. Following.
I have a Hollow Log apple tree as well. I had only one apple off of it last year. it was really small so I could not really get a good taste per say. It is only in the second leafing so hopefully I will get a few more next year. It is still pretty small on a M111 rootstock.
Rick did this tree ever fruit for you? Interested in this variety.
No not yet. 
Really hoping to taste some, maybe next year. 
Anyone Fruit the hollow log apple yet?
I had 4 or 5 apples two years ago. Last year was a horrible year for apples here. Late frost/freeze exactly as all the trees were blooming.
The ones I got were really good. Smaller than I thought they would be. They were very good. I think they will be better in the next few years. That was the first time I got any apples from it. Hopefully I will get more or these apples next year.
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Here’s a couple pictures David (Century Farm) sent me. He says it’s a very good variety, acidic sweet. I originally reached out to order rootstock, ended up with one of these, 2 rexrode beauty, ruby limbertwig, rawley, Virginia sweet, and a Jonalicious. Yup I have a serious problem. This site may need to offer free addiction counseling soon.
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Rick any fruitlets this year?
I did find one small bug bitten apple that had changed colors and took a bit out of the good side. 
It had a surprising good sweet/tart flavor.
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Wow look at that white flesh. Looks like a good variety. Has a good crunch to it?
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I also have Hollow Log on MM111. Glad to hear you liked the taste.
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Yes, a nice crisp apple. It was just a tiny sample but I’m excited.
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Too young to bear fruit, but no issues. The tree is quite healthy with five nice scaffolds.
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thanks, i forgot i already asked you about this! haha
I have a Hollow Log apple tree here as well. I actually have some apples on it this year. I was surprised at how small the apples actually are. They are about the same size as you show here if not a little smaller. I did not realize these apples would be this small. Not a whole lot you can do with apples that small. Once you cut the up and core them there isn’t much left.
Did your apples ever get bigger than that?
This is the Hollow Log apple size this year from my orchard.
Here is a comparison photo with a Hollow Log ( left), Monark ( larger red apple in the middle), and Parmer ( yellow on the right) apples. The Parmer is a smaller apple , IMO, but is used for apple butter so when you cut the down you are using it for a particular purpose. So needing a lot is a given. However, if the Hollow Log are all like this you are not getting much of the apple to actually use.
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Bumping an old thread. But Hollow Log is said to be a large apple. The one Salt Springs pictures is large and green…lol
I hate it when a variety of interest has such conflicting reports. If I did not know better I’d say that small apple was Terry Winter or Tarbutton. Like just a bit bigger then Yates.
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I planted a Hollow Log in November '23 on MM111. Barely grew 8 inches despite its neighbors making the growth I expected over the summer. It’s the runt out of 60+ trees planted.
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