| Product Description: | Honeycrisp apples, with a firm crisp and honeyed-sweet tangy flavor, can taste even better when grown in your home garden. This variety was created in Minnesota for flavor and ability to grow in extremely cold winters there. Boasting larger cells, Honeycrisp offers a juicier and crisper bite than other apples. Red striped, orange-yellow skin is an excellent complement to the crisp flesh, which strikes the perfect balance between sweetness and acidity. Old apples coming out of year-round cold storage that are sold at grocery stores simply cannot compare to the excellent sweet and tart flavor experience that comes from a freshly picked Honeycrisp homegrown in your own backyard. This apple tree grows to a compact size suitable for both urban and suburban landscapes. |
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From This Old House website:
Honeycrisp apple trees don't self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.
I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll buy them.
Thanks, OP!
Also, if you're interested in having a fruit tree, an apple tree is a good choice, but it behooves you to read up on pruning and spraying schedules. Those two things are the difference between having more apples than you can possibly use and having a few worm-riddled apples each year.
Finally, Honeycrisp isn't the easiest variety to grow. There's a reason (beyond its versatility and deliciousness) that it commands a premium at the grocery store. I'd encourage you to read up on your area and determine what variety will grow well. Every state has a university that specializes in agriculture. In Michigan that was Michigan State and they produced good resources for home gardens and orchards.
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From This Old House website:
Honeycrisp apple trees don't self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.
I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll buy them.
Thanks, OP!
From This Old House website:
Honeycrisp apple trees don't self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.
I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll buy them.
Thanks, OP!
Great tip! You are welcome!
From This Old House website:
Honeycrisp apple trees don't self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.
I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll buy them.
Thanks, OP!
From This Old House website:
Honeycrisp apple trees don't self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.
I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll buy them.
Thanks, OP!
Edit: I guess I re-read it and answered my own question. They don't self pollinate so having two that dont pollinate wont work...
You can also get an espalier tree with multiple varieties grafted onto the tree.
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Also, if you're interested in having a fruit tree, an apple tree is a good choice, but it behooves you to read up on pruning and spraying schedules. Those two things are the difference between having more apples than you can possibly use and having a few worm-riddled apples each year.
Finally, Honeycrisp isn't the easiest variety to grow. There's a reason (beyond its versatility and deliciousness) that it commands a premium at the grocery store. I'd encourage you to read up on your area and determine what variety will grow well. Every state has a university that specializes in agriculture. In Michigan that was Michigan State and they produced good resources for home gardens and orchards.
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You can also get an espalier tree with multiple varieties grafted onto the tree.
https://www.homedepot.c
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I really want to try grafting, but with my luck, I'd probably kill it and waste my time. I ended up buying grafted trees from stores. I can only afford to have dwarf fruit trees since I don't have much space. Granted they are self pollinating, they do not produce as much fruits compared to others. It's enough for my little family
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