Apple Tree Pollination

Apple Trees

Dianne Barker	08/03/2010 13:25:21
1 forum posts	Hi, I am fairly new to gardening and need some advice regarding apple trees. I purchased a normal size Braeburn apple tree not realising that it would need to be pollinated. Is it posible that a drawf variety will pollinate my tree although most that I have looked at are self fertilizing or do I need to purchase another normal size tree. There are no other apple trees in the near vacinity which would help. Thankyou for any advice. Dianne
Liz Dobbs 2	08/03/2010 15:22:07
Moderator 233 forum posts 4 articles	Hi Apple cultivars are divided into pollination groups depending on the time the blossom is out - whether they are on a dwarf rootstock doesn't make any difference. These are the cultivars in the same group 3 as Braeburn Braeburn Falstaff Lane's Prince Albert Laxton's Superb Peasgood Nonsuch Winter Gem Saturn (SF) Sweet Society however a group 2 cultivar (which is the most common) can also pollinate it as there is some overlap in blossom times - I think unless you live in an isolated area there would be surrounding apple trees and the pollen could get transfered so if you have a very small garden you could wait and see. Or you could try a crab apple.

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