Hi Orin, I am trying Newtown Pippin with Cox’s Orange Pippin in the Piedmont area of NC. My trees are in their second year. They are growing very well so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’ve learned so much from your videos.
You're most welcome. Glad the information is helpful. Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9ioGcl7gHgc&list=PLdNOdHei9NV0QjOJDbUTx6wgD-qkiNGah
Hi Orin, We’re here in Indpls applying your techniques to our Cortland, slow to brown, apple tree with success. Thanks for guiding us to a fun apple experience here in the Midwest. Although, a late freeze in April can spoil the show for a season. Fingers crossed…
Hope the weather goes your way. We're a bit spoiled here...it rarely freezes and almost never during bloom time. Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9ioGcl7gHgc&list=PLdNOdHei9NV0QjOJDbUTx6wgD-qkiNGah
An open centred tree is good for all apple varieties allowing more airflow and more light into the centre of the tree. If you haven’t bought/planted your trees yet I would very strongly suggest you do some research into apple varieties, Granny Smith is, in my view, but also in the view of many others, one of the very worst, if not the worst, apple varieties ever introduced - it is sour, rock hard with very thick leathery skin a truly dreadful apple from an eating out of hand point of view. It is very much a commercial variety chosen because it stores well and transports well because it is so hard. I don’t know where you are geographically, and therefore, climatologically, but it needs a long warm going season to fully ripen. With so many fantastic apple varieties available with such a wide range of very interesting flavours and textures why go for the very worst. Hope this is of some help.
@@DarrenPoole-x1f I'm curious which apple variety do you recommend if you don't mind sharing? I have space for one more tree. Your comment gave me such a giggle😆 only because I, like the other commenter am a person who actually likes the extra firm, tart/sour, Granny Smith. Long storage is also a plus, and superb in pie. I peel them, skins not an issue. I planted mine spring 2023. Left a central leader, thinking of pruning it to open center.
@ucscagroecology sorry, I realized he had said it after I posted this comment. Thank you forever for these videos. I would pay $ for this man to come to my house and go over my all of my fruit trees with me, in regards to how I have them spaced, pruned, etc. Again these videos are like a goldmine to someone like me. I'm 33 and picked up gardening, fruit trees and berry bushes as a habit in 2018 and since then I've been engulfed in it. I've only started watching your videos and have so many more to watch that I can't put into words how excited I am. This man is one of the coolest guys I've ever seen in my life with his knowledge about fruit trees. I hope to meet you one day in person!!! I live in Maryland.
Hi Orin, I am trying Newtown Pippin with Cox’s Orange Pippin in the Piedmont area of NC. My trees are in their second year. They are growing very well so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’ve learned so much from your videos.
You're most welcome. Glad the information is helpful. Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid
And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9ioGcl7gHgc&list=PLdNOdHei9NV0QjOJDbUTx6wgD-qkiNGah
@@ucscagroecology I’ve already purchased it and am loving the book!
Hi Orin, We’re here in Indpls applying your techniques to our Cortland, slow to brown, apple tree with success. Thanks for guiding us to a fun apple experience here in the Midwest. Although, a late freeze in April can spoil the show for a season. Fingers crossed…
Hope the weather goes your way. We're a bit spoiled here...it rarely freezes and almost never during bloom time. Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid
And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9ioGcl7gHgc&list=PLdNOdHei9NV0QjOJDbUTx6wgD-qkiNGah
Hello, is open center good for Granny Smith ? I am talking about one or two trees in a backyard ?
An open centred tree is good for all apple varieties allowing more airflow and more light into the centre of the tree. If you haven’t bought/planted your trees yet I would very strongly suggest you do some research into apple varieties, Granny Smith is, in my view, but also in the view of many others, one of the very worst, if not the worst, apple varieties ever introduced - it is sour, rock hard with very thick leathery skin a truly dreadful apple from an eating out of hand point of view. It is very much a commercial variety chosen because it stores well and transports well because it is so hard. I don’t know where you are geographically, and therefore, climatologically, but it needs a long warm going season to fully ripen. With so many fantastic apple varieties available with such a wide range of very interesting flavours and textures why go for the very worst. Hope this is of some help.
@@DarrenPoole-x1f thank you, it's very helpful.
@@DarrenPoole-x1f I'm curious which apple variety do you recommend if you don't mind sharing? I have space for one more tree. Your comment gave me such a giggle😆 only because I, like the other commenter am a person who actually likes the extra firm, tart/sour, Granny Smith. Long storage is also a plus, and superb in pie. I peel them, skins not an issue. I planted mine spring 2023. Left a central leader, thinking of pruning it to open center.
How far apart are the trees spaced in these rows? They look kinda close together?
About 12 feet apart.
@ucscagroecology sorry, I realized he had said it after I posted this comment. Thank you forever for these videos. I would pay $ for this man to come to my house and go over my all of my fruit trees with me, in regards to how I have them spaced, pruned, etc. Again these videos are like a goldmine to someone like me. I'm 33 and picked up gardening, fruit trees and berry bushes as a habit in 2018 and since then I've been engulfed in it. I've only started watching your videos and have so many more to watch that I can't put into words how excited I am. This man is one of the coolest guys I've ever seen in my life with his knowledge about fruit trees. I hope to meet you one day in person!!! I live in Maryland.