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Best apples for taste and pollination
weeders
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in Fruit & veg
I need to find 2 trees; one fruiting in September and the other October (I already have 2 trees fruiting in those months). Please advise best ones for pollination and giving a sweet, crunchy taste eg Braeburn or Fuji. Thanks very much
Elaine
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Do you know the names of the apples you already have? This is important as related varieties are not as successful pollinators as unrelated ones.
This website http://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/pollinationchecker.aspx?a=0&v=1036
will give you a list of the trees which will successfully pollinate your trees, and then you can look on this page http://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/apple-trees to find descriptions of the varieties so that you can choose ones to suit your taste.
I hope that's helpful
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for reply. My trees are Sunset and Limelight, but I shall look on this site you recommend.
regs
Elaine
Hi Elaine - Dove's recommended web pages are ace! Just one thought from me: don't plant Braeburn unless you're in the south, and have a warm, sunny, sheltered spot to put it. The best-flavoured Braeburns grow in warmer climates than ours, generally.