Check out the apple varieties.

http://www.beardsleyscidermill.com/apple.html

Pastorio

Bob (this one) wrote:
Check out the apple varieties.

http://www.beardsleyscidermill.com/apple.html

Pastorio


This site brought up a question for anyone who might know:

Do apples that ripen extra-early also bloom earlier than later ripening
varieties? I ask because we are in an area of late frost danger and
early freezes, a growing season that reliably goes from late May to
early September, and I wonder if we could grow some of the early varieties.

gloria p

Puester wrote:

Do apples that ripen extra-early also bloom earlier than later ripening
varieties? I ask because we are in an area of late frost danger and
early freezes, a growing season that reliably goes from late May to
early September, and I wonder if we could grow some of the early varieties.

gloria p

It is as you say, early ripening usually implies early blooming. OTOH,
the best tasting apples are generally late ripening. I suggest Northern
Spy, which is one of my favorite apples if not the favorite, and that
blooms very late. It will ripen late also.

simy1 wrote:
Puester wrote:
Do apples that ripen extra-early also bloom earlier than later ripening
varieties? I ask because we are in an area of late frost danger and
early freezes, a growing season that reliably goes from late May to
early September, and I wonder if we could grow some of the early varieties.

gloria p

It is as you say, early ripening usually implies early blooming. OTOH,
the best tasting apples are generally late ripening. I suggest Northern
Spy, which is one of my favorite apples if not the favorite, and that
blooms very late. It will ripen late also.



Or it wouldn't ripen at all if we got one of our typical
first-week-of-September snowstorms.

gloria p

Puester wrote:
Bob (this one) wrote:
Check out the apple varieties.

http://www.beardsleyscidermill.com/apple.html

Pastorio


This site brought up a question for anyone who might know:

Do apples that ripen extra-early also bloom earlier than later ripening
varieties? I ask because we are in an area of late frost danger and
early freezes, a growing season that reliably goes from late May to
early September, and I wonder if we could grow some of the early varieties.

gloria p

The nurseries usually list the zones that are appropriate for the trees
they sell. Just cruise one of their websites and you will get a pretty
good idea what will work where you live. And don't forget to consider
getting another suitable apple tree that so you will have good cross
pollination.

On Nov 19, 10:11 pm, Puester wrote:
simy1 wrote:
Puester wrote:
Do apples that ripen extra-early also bloom earlier than later ripening
varieties? I ask because we are in an area of late frost danger and
early freezes, a growing season that reliably goes from late May to
early September, and I wonder if we could grow some of the early varieties.

gloria p

It is as you say, early ripening usually implies early blooming. OTOH,
the best tasting apples are generally late ripening. I suggest Northern
Spy, which is one of my favorite apples if not the favorite, and that
blooms very late. It will ripen late also.Or it wouldn't ripen at all if we got one of our typical
first-week-of-September snowstorms.

In Zone 4, it will ripen. Frost does nothing to an apple. Many of those
early apples are best in Zone 6. There are other Zone 4 apples but none
as good as Spy. Google it.


gloria p

http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/apples....iption%20Pages

Pick one of those marked "E". They have many russian varieties.