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I need a dwarf apple tree for zone 6,do I need to buy two apple trees for the purpose of pollination?
Interested in honey crips
You will need a honeycrisp and anothet compatible pollinator. Check our our apple growing guide for a full breakdown of pollination and a bloom order chart.
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What size is the rootstock on espalier trees?
EMLA26 Dwarf rootstock
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I planted a mini dwarf Liberty last year and it grew to be 6 feet and slender with only 2 tiny 4 inch branches. I’m worried if it fruits this summer it will bend and break. Any ideas?
I highly recommend reading ourApple Growing Guide and check out ourYouTube channel. We have several great resources that will teach you how to care for your young apple tree and practice thinning out fruit early in the season. You can also consider staking if a branch seems to need extra support.
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what do you mean by partial self pollinator?
I am giving one tree to a relative and need to know if this selection will work.
thank you
It means the tree has proven to be self pollinating a lot of the time, but there are documented failures as well. If they live near other apple trees within a few hundred feet, it will be no problem.
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looking to start an orchard on a 100' by 100' section in zone 7B. Western facing with clay soil that can be wet at times. Will liberty work with high density planting method? What spacing? How often should I put up support posts and wire or do I even need them? Are there any cultivars that you would recommend with it or in place of it? Thank you
It sounds like a pretty huge orchard, how many trees are you planting? And remember you need a pollinator as well. Liberty will work well for you, even with dense planting methods. The spacing depends on the rootstock you choose, we have standard and mini-dwarf in stock now (basically full sized for standard and mini dwarf will stay small). If you want a regular dwarf rootstock, check back in February and we will have the full availability up. If you want to speak more in depth about it, give us a call or send us an email at help@raintreenursery.com
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It's fall here in Indiana and my Liberty tree has dropped all of it's leaves. My concern is that I also have Williams Pride and Pristine that both have not. Is this normal for the Liberty to shed leaves before other species? Thank you
If the tree has not shown any signs of stress prior to dropping leaves, then it should not be a concern. Many factors can influence a tree moving into dormancy including location in the orchard.
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Will a Liberty pollinate a King apple? Also, what crab apple tree (that I can make crab apple jelly from) will pollinate a King apple tree? I grew up with a King apple tree (when I was a child in Seattle), and still remember the taste but have never found a King tree in the Boston area, will they not grow here?
King blooms too late to cross pollinate with Liberty, you will need a bloom group 4 (mid-late) blooming apple. Please note that King is a triploid apple as well and will not "return the favor" so whatever you use to provide pollination will also need pollination. Queen Cox is considered self fertile, a rarity in apples, in most regions of the United States and may be a good answer if you only have room for 2 trees.
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What is "somewhat self fertile" mean? What will the yield be without another apple tree for pollination?
In some areas Liberty will yield a partial crop of apples without cross pollination. It will yield a larger crop, and be more reliable, with cross pollination.
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I am in western North Carolina, zone 7a, and am wondering if this Liberty apple would do well with a Beni Shogun for pollination?
Yes they should cross pollinate just fine.
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will this pollinate a cosmic crisp or will i need 2 apple varieties?
Apples in the same and adjacent flower groups will reliably pollinize each other.
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Will an established red delicious pollinate a Liberty apple?
Yes they should cross pollinate just fine.
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Will William's Pride be a suitable pollinator for Liberty apple trees and vice versa?
Yes they should cross pollinate just fine.
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How tall are these trees when shipped? When can we expect fruit from them?
4'-5' tall when shipped and should fruit within the first 2-3 years of planting.
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Would this pollinate an Empire apple tree?
They are both mid season bloomers so yes!
