Fruits and Nuts: Anna Apple, 1 by terri_emory

terri_emory wrote:
AngelSong, I do have a couple of apple trees but not Anna. I'll second bettydee's advice, Anna will fruit--but will fruit better with a pollen partner. You do not mention how much room you have or whether you are living in an area where others have fruit trees. If your neighbor has the right partner then you probably don't need to go out and buy more trees. Sometimes we get lucky that way.

I do have mature pecan trees living in my pasture. The entire property used to be a pecan orchard over fifty years ago. A previous owner lumbered all but a few and I am lucky to have several very mature pecans and am planting out a few young trees to replace the older ones when they can't go on any longer. I want to point out that pecans can get very large if left to their own devices. So my advice would be to pay attention to the spacing between the trees. When the trees are small a few feet can look like several yards but as the trees grow they can eat those feet up in a matter of years. Although your pecans may not get as large as the ones I was lucky enough to have in place in my pasture, someday they might be. I always hate to have to make a decision to cut down a large tree because it is too close to a building, another tree, the overhead lines, etc. And I don't know what you plan on doing with your pecans. The orchard guys plant closer together and then prune.

Have fun with your new trees. I hope you are eating your own apples and feeding the cores to your horse in no time! =)

You've probably got all kinds of pecan trees in your area, but here's an idea of how big a pecan can get someday depending on variety--just in case. This photo was meant to show someone one of our fencing projects, but you get the idea.



This message was edited Mar 18, 2011 7:45 AM