One thing I would have to say is that after years of growing apples I don’t care if a variety is unusual at all. I grow all my own apples anyway, so why would I care about origins when a lot of the modern apples are easier to grow, more productive, last longer in storage and do not taste common to me, because what is common is what I grow. Also, I think King David tastes lost better than Kidds Orange Red, although the latter is more dependably annual for me… so far. I’ve only been harvesting KD for about 5 years.
There are several Russets I like better than St. Edmund’s whose key virtue is ripening early in the season. It’s good for a relatively early apple though.
Would it be okay like this (3 scaffolds leaving one alone and grafting two and cutting the top)? and then train as an open center?
How far apart is too far? on some of these young trees I have 10"-12" between scaffolds (though some are closer and probably too close).
Also, I am doing this on peach and apricot. I know they are harder to graft than the apples and pears I’ve mostly done so I don’t know if that makes a difference.
Probablt seperate just so i could actually for shre enjoy each. I may play around with it as well. But id probably do it once my full trees established.
