Picking a Cross Pollinator for my Anna Apple Tree
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
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Probs. pollinating an Anna apple
Comments (4)Anna is self-fruitful. I have heard applenut say that they grow larger fruit if cross pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer. However they should set fruit even if its your only apple tree. My Anna flowered profusely this year and has set fruit even though none of my other apple trees have broken dormancy yet and its only 2 years old on a Full Standard rootstock. If its old enough to flower it should be able to set some fruit. Assuming you have bees around doing their job it could be other things. Water stress could cause it to abort the fruit so could fertilizing to much at the wrong time. It could even be a pest issue but one thing it is not. It is not because its not being cross pollinated....See MorePLC on my Spice-Zee NectaPlum & Powdery Mildew on my Anna Apple
Comments (7)I know, Applenut :-( When we purchased this home, and the previous owners showed me where they espaliered this lovely little Anna (they wire used to pull the branches down were embedded into the branches, I cringed), it was up against the house on the north side! I didn't have time to dig it up in January, and find a new home, because where it needs to go isn't ready, yet, to take the tree. So, it has to stay there until I get the lower part of my yard landscaped. It's starting tomorrow, in fact!! I've got a nice spot on the east fence that should get some great sunshine all day long until the very late afternoon. It will be MUCH happier and healthier over there, along with the other Anna and the Dorsett Golden. Now to get the Dorsett Golden and the Annas to bloom at the same time. My Dorsett still hasn't bloomed. the one Anna I have (which is ridiculously precocious) has a TON of lovely little skinny, non-cross pollinated apples on it! My other espaliered Anna looks like it will also have quite a few apples. Now - to keep the #@$%* rats out of my trees. I've armed myself with several bait stations. I am declaring war on the Root Rats. Last year, they ate every single one of my 20 apples off my little espaliered Anna. That I babied and tried to protect. I'm done being a nice guy. I'm poisoning the little bast##ds. Patty S....See MorePruning my Anna apple tree
Comments (25)Lydia, If your neighbor has an Anna, you can scroll up in this thread to see that Anna doesn't require a pollinator. But self-pollinated fruit will be skinny (and not as many will set). If the apple is something else, then yes, it may need a pollinator. You need to find out what apple tree your neighbor has to determine the best pollinator. The pollinators need to bloom at the same time. You can visit Dave Wilson Nurseries to read up on the best pollinators for different apple varieties. Here is a link that might be useful: Dave Wilson Nusery - Apple Trees...See MoreLeaves browning on Anna Apple tree
Comments (36)When we bought this house there was an existing apple. One of those with several varieties grafted onto it. Definitely had fire blight. We tore it out and burned it. Happily it wasn't near the big old Anna. No blight there. I'm glad you found out what the problem was and can start fresh. Good luck with your new trees. I hope your wife is good with apples because you are going to have them coming out your ears! She will need an apple corer, peeler and slicer all in one. I got mine on Amazon and it has a suction thing so it sticks to the counter while it's being turned....See Morehoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
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