What Is The Easiest Fruit ?

[Collector]

know apples trees grow wild here, but they require way to much spraying

Wonder why so much spray, I have never sprayed anything on fruit trees here. Except one because there were zillions of aphids on them.

 

[Nyboy]

Ceder apple rust goes crazy on any apple tree here.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

There used to be a wild apple tree hidden in the woods around here that must have been immune to EVERYTHING (as it was growing in the middle of nowhere and bearing perfect fruit). But some time between when I found it (as a kid) and last year (when I went looking for it again) it had disappeared.

 

[Nyboy]

Pulse that is the holy grail of apple trees

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Yeah, in that I was the object of a long and ultimately futile quest.

I still haven't totally forgiven my parents for not letting me taste any of the apples.

 

[flowerbug]

when i lived up north i had an elderly Lebanese friend who liked to go around and scout out the old apple trees that were growing all over the place. to find the ones that had good fruit. some were a little sour, but he like to slice and dry them. i'd go along once in a while to help pick and slice and just to talk. he was an interesting character who could talk your ears numb.

when i imagined growing apple trees on the space out back over the other side of the large ditch i started growing apple saplings from seeds thinking i was going to transplant them, which never happened. i still have to dig them out of the place i planted them... the idea was that i would use the saplings from very unlikely to be good apples to get the predator/prey cycle going for the apples and then eventually plant out other more edible apples. hoping to avoid disease and insect problems or at least to moderate their effects.

if you are lucky some seedlings may be edible, but 99.99% are not likely to be. used for hard cider it doesn't matter as much if they are edible (which is what most apples were used for in elder days)...

 

[Carol Dee]

A sideways hijacking .... My son wants to replace his ancient apple trees on his small city lot (there was a Jonathan and a red delicious) He likes Sweet/tart, crisp and juicy. Something that may produce quickly. I remember Mary having to wait 4+ for her honey crisp to do anything. Suggestions please.

 

[Nyboy]

carol he can graft on to old trees and get fruit following year

 

[thistlebloom]

I had a Zestar that produced when it was just barely a stick. I removed all but one apple, because I couldn't bear to take them all off. Very tasty. Last year it had about 6 and it was still just a baby. Unfortunately the filthy deer used it for a rub and killed it.

Macintosh is also very good, but I had to wait a bit, same as for the Honeycrisp.

Tell your son it takes a little bit of patience! Whatever he plants will likely be there still when your grandkids have kids.

 

[Carol Dee]

I had a Zestar that produced when it was just barely a stick. I removed all but one apple, because I couldn't bear to take them all off. Very tasty. Last year it had about 6 and it was still just a baby. Unfortunately the filthy deer used it for a rub and killed it.

Macintosh is also very good, but I had to wait a bit, same as for the Honeycrisp.

Tell your son it takes a little bit of patience! Whatever he plants will likely be there still when your grandkids have kids.

The trees where planted by his Grandparents. He bought the house from them when they moved to an apartment. He has no children at 37 , not looking like he ever plans to have any. Sure is a super Uncle though. I'll tell him about the Zestar. THANKS