Zone change in 15 years

[SoCalGardenNut]

I live I my area for 20 years, where do you live, NY.

Why do you think Dave Wilson has done testing that we can grow high chill apple varieties near my area.

High Chill Orchard in Orange County report

[image] Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson Nursery held a pruning day at the high chill apple orchard in Orange County at UC Irvine’s South Coast Field Station, made famous by the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiEEHRfAEWY My wife and I were invited, along with about 15 Master Gardeners and members from the Orange County chapter of the California Rare Fruit Grower group. This orchard has 30 varieties of apples listed between 800-1,000 hours of chill requirement, specifically: Yell…