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Unknown Apple Tree

1gmj22631gmj2263 Posts: 3
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I have recently moved into a house that has a small single apple tree in the lawn. There is no label so I do not know the variety. I just wondered if there is any way to identify which pollination group it could belong to in case I need to add another for a successful harvest in future years. It is just coming in to bud so is there anything I could look out for? Sorry if this is a silly question!

Gillian 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Hi Gillian image

    In the autumn the National Trust holds Apple Days at various of its properties, where you can take along a fruit and some leaves and hopefully get an ID from an expert.  At that time a photo of it in blossom may be helpful.

    Some other organisations also hold Apple Days so do some googling around in the late summer.  

    I don't think a firm ID at this time of year would be possible.  


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





  • 1gmj22631gmj2263 Posts: 3
    Dovefromabove says:

    Hi Gillian image

    In the autumn the National Trust holds Apple Days at various of its properties, where you can take along a fruit and some leaves and hopefully get an ID from an expert.  At that time a photo of it in blossom may be helpful.

    Some other organisations also hold Apple Days so do some googling around in the late summer.  

    I don't think a firm ID at this time of year would be possible.  

    See original post

     Thank you for the great ideas. I shall certainly look out for an Apple Day event near here (north Lincolnshire). I haven't heard of them before. The recommendation of taking a picture of it in blosson would be very useful to have so again thank you. Your advice is very much appreciated.

    Gillian

  • 1gmj22631gmj2263 Posts: 3

    Thank you Pansyface for your information. I knew there were three pollinating groups but didn't know they were classed according to when they blossomed although thinking about it I should have guessed. It is good to know that the pollination process is perhaps not as precise as I at first thought. Hopefully the person who planted it knew what they were doing and it is in fact a self fertile variety. I appreciate your response to my question. Thank you for taking the time.

    Gillian

  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774

    With luck there are other Apples in gardens nearby so your tree may well be pollinated in any case. The recommendations are for optimal pollination. Even  Crab apples can act as a pollinator for some cultivated types.

    AB Still learning

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