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bspargo starts with ... Hi, i planted a couple of apple trees last season. I planted three trees along my fence and i'm aspaliering them. One did not take but i replaced it this year. The issue is i just realised i've planted two varieties that require more chill than what i get here in West ryde, sydney. Spartan and Akane. Will it just be a waste of time growing these? In theory could i graft low-chill varieties like sundowner or granny smith on to them instead? Does anyone have any cuttings i could get?! :) thanks Ben. | About the Author bspargo West Ryde 29th September 2018 7:46pm #UserID: 4723 Posts: 7 View All bspargo's Edible Fruit Trees |
Gus R says... You won't know for some time yet. Depending on the rootstock they were grafted on to they can take up to 5 years to come into proper bearing. Chill hours is not a precise science. It would appear with apples this is less so. You will find on the net a guy in California who gets fruit from many different apple varieties, despite conventional wisdom that the climate was too warm. Quality of fruit is a different matter altogether. They do in general prefer cooler summer temperatures, ie. Batlow NSW. | About the Author Gus R Sydney 27th October 2018 12:42pm #UserID: 19248 Posts: 2 View All Gus R's Edible Fruit Trees |
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