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Pollinator for jonagold

Linda291Linda291 Posts: 6
in Fruit & veg
Just bought a jonagold apple tree which the information label stated was self pollinating! Come home to research and find it most certainly isnt.  Will a crab apple 'golden hornet's pollinate it. Also have Morello cherry
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  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    This website claims to have a calculator to allow people find suitable pollinators for the apple variety they have. Just reading about it briefly and it sounds like golden hornet is in a different pollinator group so might not be an ideal partner for the jonagold.
    https://www.youtube.com/user/sustainableveg/videos
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I would be interested to know the supplier’s name on the label which gave such misinformation. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Linda291Linda291 Posts: 6

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That's appalling ... if I were you I'd contact them and complain

    https://deree-uk.com/

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Linda291Linda291 Posts: 6
    I gave just emailed them!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Great ... keep us informed  :D

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Great ... keep us informed  :D

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Linda291Linda291 Posts: 6
    De Rees sent me a £10 voucher and 4 packets of seeds and said it was a printing error which has now been rectified. I have just planted a Crab Apple John Downie which should pollinate the Jonagold
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Well that’s better than nothing, and hopefully other customers have been saved from having the same problem. 

    I hope the John Downie does the job for you ... it’s certainly a fine crab apple producing larger fruits than many crab apples, particularly good for crab apple jelly. 😋 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • hannasinfieldhannasinfield Posts: 1
    I know this is an old thread but I had to tell you that the exact same thing just happened to me! 3 years later and they’re still saying self pollinating… I just wanted a tree to pollinate my cox pippin but now I guess I have to get another tree for my tiny garden! 
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