Choose two apples from the same pollination group to ensure the best fruit yield. See Pollination Groups above. Very good pollinators: ‘Golden Delicious’ pollinates almost every other variety and is self-fruitful. ‘Winter Banana’ good pollinator, especially for ‘Red Delicious’. Varieties that...
and pollen compatibility. Consult a local nursery to see which trees are potential cross-pollinators in your area. For best results, include a ‘Grimes Golden’, ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Red Delicious’, or ‘Winter Banana’ in your planting. These varieties are known pollinators. Crabapple tree...
apples are harvested in the fall. As they mature, the skin of the apple will turn fromgreen to yellow or red, and the flesh will lose its green tint and become yellow or white. However, some varieties - such as 'Granny Smith' - retain their green skin into ...
Also, try the great-keeping ‘Red Anjou’ or the trouble-free ‘Starking Delicious.’Western gardeners owe it to themselves to try the ‘Comice’ pear, an old, choice French pear considered the crème de la crème; it bears late, has exquisite flavor, and is blight-resistant. They should...
Dietary fiber composition of 'Starkspur Supreme Delicious' apple fruit as influenced by rootstock and growing region Fruit from nine year old Starkspur Supreme Delicious apples grown on seven different rootstocks: B.9 M.26 EMLA, M.7 EMLA, CG.10, P.1, MAC.39, and seedling ... F Ghey...
2. Red Pineapples from Spain Red Spanish pineapples, which are grown in the Caribbean and live up to their name, are orange-red. It makes fruit that is light yellow and has a flavor that smells good. They’re strong and full of fiber, but they’re not as soft as other kinds. ...
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Apple trees are often foremost in a gardener’s mind when thinking about planting fruit trees. If you have ever caught the aroma of a freshly baked apple pie cooling on a kitchen table, it’s hard not to put apple trees on a preferred list. However, not all apples are suitable for pie...
(which means if you plant a Pippin apple seed, it will probably grow a crab apple. If you plant a Red Delicious seed, it will probably grow a crab apple. You get the idea.). Growing a fruit tree from seed could be an edifying experience, but if you want good fruit-bearing trees ...
Before we get too excited about these apples seedlings and dreams of picking fresh apples from our own trees, some reading would suffice to put everything back on track, firmly in reality. Here are the “BAD NEWS” about apples from supermarkets’ fruits seeds – The seedling will become a...