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Cross Pollinating Apple Trees
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In this collection, youāll receive:
- 1 āJames Grieveā Apple Tree
- 1 āBountifulā Apple Tree
- Youāve got your apple tree. Great! Itās not producing any fruit. Not great. Cue muffled screams into a pillow. Okay, take a moment and just think, what to doā¦
- The answer lies in cross-pollination, and weāve got just the thing for you in the shape of this two-tree collection.
- āBountifulā isnāt self-fertile and therefore needs cross-pollinating with another variety in order to bear fruit. And whilst āJames Grieveā is partially self-fertile, yields will be much better when grown near another pollinating partner.
- Itās a kind of āyou scratch my bark and Iāll scratch yoursā situation; both trees are in adjoining pollination groups (2 and 3) which means theyāre able to pollinate one another.
- So if you want to be certain that your apple trees actually bear fruit, rather than leaving it on a beeās wing and a prayer, then your best bet is to get a couple of these trees and plant them in your garden.
- Besides their cross-pollinating prowess, these varieties produce excellent fruit in their own right. āJames Grieveā is an award-winning, green, eating apple variety that produces fruit with a real melt-in-your-mouth quality.
- āBountifulā produces blush-coloured apples with a more delicate flavour than youād expect from what was originally, in fact, grown as a cooking apple.
What to expect
Pollination group
Rootstock
Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, these cross-pollinating apple trees can be grown in pots, provided the containers are at least 45 to 60 centimetres in diameter and the trees are on dwarfing rootstocks.
How big does it get?
The trees in the Cross Pollinating Apple Trees typically reach a mature height of 3 to 4.5 metres and a spread of 3 to 4 metres, depending on the rootstocks used.
How much sunlight does this need?
For optimal growth and fruit production, planting Cross Pollinating Apples in a location that receives full sunlight, ideally at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sun per day, is essential. It thrives in a warm, sunny position with temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
These cross-pollinating apple trees prefer well-drained, loamy soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH.
How much watering does this plant need?
Cross Pollinating Apple Trees require around 2.5 to 5 centimetres of water per week during the growing season, with increased frequency when temperatures exceed 25 degrees Celsius.
Will this plant need pruning?
Yes, the Cross Pollinating Apple Trees will need pruning. Prune during the dormant winter months when temperatures are above 0 degrees Celsius, removing dead or crossing branches to maintain an open canopy.
How hardy is this plant?
The apple tree is fully hardy in all of the UK, holding an RHS hardiness rating of H6, which means it can withstand temperatures from -15Ā°C to -20Ā°C.
What's in the box?
Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
Meet Mike
Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe
Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, itās fair to say Mikeās done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, weāre proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.
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