Apple Blossoms. Dolgo Crabapple and GoldRush. 4.23.19 |
Now is the time that the early bloomers are in full blossom here in my BattleGround, WA backyard orchard.
Gravenstein*
Dolgo Crabapple
GoldRush
Rubinette
Airlie Red Flesh
I don't remember all of the varieties that I have but here are some in bud:
Apple Blossoms. Gravenstein. 4.23.19 |
Granite Beauty*
Porter*
Jonagold
Jonared
Johnathan
Keepsake*
Priscilla
King David*
Opalescent*
Winecrisp®*
Scarlet Sentinel
NorthPole
Liberty
Akane*
Baldwin*
Honeycrisp.
Milo Gibson*
Chehalis
*Indicates this is the first year of blossom for those grafts.
Apple Blossoms. Airlie Red Flesh. 4.23.19 |
More Honeycrisp grafts.
Sweet 16
Hawkeye
Here are the grafts that I did this year, so of course no bloom for a year or two or three or four.
Prima
William's Pride
Pristine (I recall this is early, these are salvaged from previous branch of Pristine that broke off)
More Honeycrisp
Bob's Red Crab
HeyJack Crab
And here are my new trees that might bloom in a year or two or three or four:
Apple Blossoms. Queen Cox. 4.23.19 |
Urban Apple® Golden Treat®
Redlove Era®
That's a lot of cultivars. Some of the trees have as many as 8 so it's not as many trees as one might think. Still, I get to try many types of apple from my own yard. They taste better than store bought, have a wide range of ripening times (July to November), and I get to taste varieties that are not found in stores or are historic, some fating back for centuries.
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