Vigorous Apple Varieties

13 years ago

Can someone recommend some very vigorous to vigorous apple varieties. I would like to purchase some on B9 rootstock. I want to plant some super dwarfs that have some umph!

From what I understand, Northern Spy, Cortland are vigorous growers. Can anyone recommend some more.

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alan haigh
13 years ago
Fuji, Mutsu, Baldwin, Tompkins King, Fortune (the Cornell version), Gala, Gravenstein, Jonagold, Spygold
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bruce2288
13 years ago
I don't know where I got this info but of the apples I was interested in these were listed as high vigor. Zestar!, Karmin de Sonneville, Holstein, Hudson Golden Gem, Golden russet.
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girlbug2
13 years ago
I have yet to try them, but I've been warned that Anna and Dorsett Golden will grow more vigorously and dominate any multiple hole planting.
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kokos
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13 years ago
I'm putting mutsu in my planting on b9...it will make a handsome tree
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alan haigh
13 years ago
Mutsu handsome? Big awkward bones.
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MrClint
13 years ago
Vigor is a key factor, but should probably take a backseat to flavor, ripening schedule and keep-ability. Dorsett Golden is my most vigorous apple tree, but the June/July ripening schedule (in my zone) is its main disadvantage. With so many tasty stone fruit popping at the same time, it kind of gets lost in the shuffle. I would recommend Pink Lady over Dorsett Golden because it is vigorous enough, ripens later, is a very long keeper and the taste is off-the-charts.
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oregonwoodsmoke
13 years ago
I don't have any dwarfs, so I don't know if the comparison is valid or not.

My Cortland is by far my smallest tree with the least amount of growth. It required a lot of thinning this year for it's first crop.

I've got a big sturdy tough Gravenstein that survived 6 years in the cold dry desert without water and without any care at all. It produces large, crisp, cider flavored apples that are delicious to eat, but have limited storage life.

An Arkansas Black planted this year put on an enormous amount of growth.

My toughest, most productive tree is a Yellow Transparent. Too bad the apples are worthless.

My yellow delicious is a vigorous tree with lots of growth that put on an enormous crop for it's first crop this year. I've thinned 3 times already and I think I am going to thin again before the fruit is ripe.

Please note: I am in an area with very little disease pressure and that is going to make a huge difference in which trees are tough for you.
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thomis
13 years ago
What I remember from our northern spy trees in PA was that they were very vigorous, upright growers. Had to be pruned several times over the summer as limb sprouts would crowd apples.
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