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Apples
Apr 24, 2008 20:45:21 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 24, 2008 20:45:21 GMT 1
I have a new apple tree (really?) and it's flowering! It's called 'Croquella' and is on dwarf root stock (dunno which..no info) I'm hoping that it will fruit but have no experience of growing apples so it will be an adventure ;D I also have a teeny apple 'twig' Braeburn bought from Wilkinsons a few months ago...I dunno if it will be big enough to do much this year...or even if it will ever produce fruit...most braeburn apples that I buy in the shops are from NZ.  |
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Apples
Apr 24, 2008 21:10:40 GMT 1
Post by roan on Apr 24, 2008 21:10:40 GMT 1
I have a new apple tree (really?) and it's flowering! It's called 'Croquella' and is on dwarf root stock (dunno which..no info) I'm hoping that it will fruit but have no experience of growing apples so it will be an adventure ;D I also have a teeny apple 'twig' Braeburn bought from Wilkinsons a few months ago...I dunno if it will be big enough to do much this year...or even if it will ever produce fruit...most braeburn apples that I buy in the shops are from NZ. Braeburn is a variety that originated in New Zealand and if you buy them in the shops there is a good chance they may have come from a Gisborne orchard. We buy them direct from the grower and they are good eating. Your twig will probably take two or three years to bear fruit, so don't chuck it out just yet! |
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Apples
Apr 24, 2008 22:52:25 GMT 1
Post by Sweetleaf on Apr 24, 2008 22:52:25 GMT 1
The variety you have bought is self-fertile. Its a good choice for a small garden too! Well done Cheery ;D
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Apples
May 19, 2008 11:59:26 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 19, 2008 11:59:26 GMT 1
Guess what we bought yesterday?  |
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Apples
May 19, 2008 12:14:21 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 19, 2008 12:14:21 GMT 1
Guess what we bought yesterday? I've no idea - give us a clue  It's just flowered, darn missed them this year, and is on a M26 root stock! Does that help? |
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Apples
May 19, 2008 20:29:26 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on May 19, 2008 20:29:26 GMT 1
photo please ;D
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Apples
May 19, 2008 22:45:12 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 19, 2008 22:45:12 GMT 1
Can't you get it from the clues I have given? |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 8:50:04 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on May 20, 2008 8:50:04 GMT 1
Guess what we bought yesterday? Half a dozen free range eggs, three slices of yorkshire ham and a sliced loaf? |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 11:06:35 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 20, 2008 11:06:35 GMT 1
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Apples
May 20, 2008 11:09:23 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 20, 2008 11:09:23 GMT 1
Guess what we bought yesterday? Half a dozen free range eggs, three slices of yorkshire ham and a sliced loaf? You obviously need the photo then!!  |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 12:57:14 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 20, 2008 12:57:14 GMT 1
Does this help Sleepy?  The tall one that is!! |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 15:18:49 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on May 20, 2008 15:18:49 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D
Am I right?
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Apples
May 20, 2008 15:39:40 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on May 20, 2008 15:39:40 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D Am I right? Is it my go now? Guess what I bought today. |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 15:57:48 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 20, 2008 15:57:48 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D Am I right? Yep you're right, but what variety? |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 16:00:31 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on May 20, 2008 16:00:31 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D Am I right? Yep you're right, but what variety? Oh come on! I got it right, now it's my turn. |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 16:20:19 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on May 20, 2008 16:20:19 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D Am I right? Is it my go now? Guess what I bought today.Half a dozen free range eggs, three slices of yorkshire ham and a sliced loaf? |
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Apples
May 20, 2008 16:21:23 GMT 1
Post by Sleepy on May 20, 2008 16:21:23 GMT 1
You bought an apple tree ;D Am I right? Is it my go now? Guess what I bought today.[/quote] Half a dozen free range eggs, three slices of yorkshire ham and a sliced loaf? Jeez, your good! Close, but not quite right. |
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Apples
Jul 20, 2008 19:28:38 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2008 19:28:38 GMT 1
Have you got much fruit on your apple tree Keith? Ours was smothered, but we lost quite a few to 'June Drop'...still got over a dozen on our tiny tree, and they're getting quite big already. We're sposed to harvest them in September...I'm soooooo looking forward to eating apples we've grown ourselves.
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Apples
Jul 21, 2008 20:43:31 GMT 1
Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 21, 2008 20:43:31 GMT 1
What's "June Drop" Cheery? It's just Mother Nature's way of thinning a heavy crop The witch...there were about 35 small apples on my tree, many of them only about a1/2 inch across, but since then about a third of these tiny ones have fallen off and the remainder are bulking up nicely. ;D |
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Apples
Jul 22, 2008 22:50:39 GMT 1
Post by madonplants on Jul 22, 2008 22:50:39 GMT 1
Have you got much fruit on your apple tree Keith? Ours was smothered, but we lost quite a few to 'June Drop'...still got over a dozen on our tiny tree, and they're getting quite big already. We're sposed to harvest them in September...I'm soooooo looking forward to eating apples we've grown ourselves. We have a few left, but where we put it for this year, it got a few tennis balls it's way, so only have about three left, I think. |
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