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lcosden Pawling, NY(Zone 5b) Jul 30, 2007

I was looking to get some fruit trees and couldn't find any info on apple pollenation. So far, I know most fruit trees need different cultivars planted for cross-pollenation but nada about apples. Does that mean apples are self fertile?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 31, 2007

Most apples need another to pollinate--here's a website that will give you some good information.
http://www.raintreenursery.com/pollin_apples.html
Even fruit trees that are self-fertile will often fruit better if you have a 2nd tree to cross-pollinate it.

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lcosden Pawling, NY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2007

Crapp.. Just as I though.. Poo.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 31, 2007

Not sure if they do this with apples, but I've seen with other fruit trees sometimes you can buy two compatible varieties grafted onto one trunk, that way you can have the benefit of two trees in the space of one.

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lcosden Pawling, NY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2007

I'm check into that but I'm looking for fuji apples. Not sure that they will graft fuji all together..

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 31, 2007

Fuji is partly self-pollinating.
Here's a chart that shows which varieties pollinate each other. You don't have to have a full sized tree. Have you considered a dwarf or a mini?
http://www.fruit-tree.com/applepollen.html

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lcosden Pawling, NY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2007

Ah... Betty, chart shows fuji as not self-pollinating. And I really do want a fuji...

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 31, 2007

You will find that format used on all apple pollination charts. All descriptions of Fuji that I have read state that it is partly or semi self-pollinating. It will produce some fruit, but fruiting is best when cross pollinated.

If you have room for only one tree, you might be interested in reading Dave Wilson Nursery's Backyard Orchard culture.
http://davewilson.com/homegrown/BOC_explained.html

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lcosden Pawling, NY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2007

Betty, that's an awesome site. I will bookmark it. Thanks.

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Leftwood Saint Bonifacius, MN(Zone 4a) Aug 01, 2007

Just to clarify, and using apples as an example:

Self fertile means the tree will fertilize itself and produce fruit without another different apple to introduce different pollen.

Self infertile (or not self fertile) means the tree needs a different cultivar or different apple grown from seed that that will provide pollen of different genetics. As an aside, crabapples usually pollinate apples fine.

Partially self fertile means an apple will produce fruit using its own pollen, but will produce a larger crop if cross pollinated with another different (and compatible) apple tree.

I am sure there are like definitions in DG's glossary too.

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