snarfing
Well-known member
Hi all, I am planning on three apple trees with multigrafts. one is going to be upagainst a south facing fence as an espallier, two will be pruned open in the front yard on the south side. I am not fully decided on how tall I am going to let them get but I’ll hear you out on that also.
Climate info:Sandy loam soil, leans slightly acidic, well draining. 900-1400 chill hours, usda hardiness zone 7a/b, heat zone 5. Windy as hell in the winter, so probably will need to do some sort of staking for awhile. Let me know if theres any issue with the rootstock, this is what was available to me but if its die I can graft onto new rootstock for them.
I am very space limited so things have to be planned pretty well out to actually get the apples I want to have. Also let me know if any of these suck and any must haves I should add if you think im missing like a flavor category. I’m not super worried about when they’ll be harvested, but if you think I should be and i got a huge gap let me know. I'm also not positive how many tiers i can fit on a espalier apple tree, so some might end up with 2branches depending on whats up. or maybe i'll leave more to grow in.
Backyard — Espalier (South-Facing Fence)
Rootstock: M106
Final Height: ~7–8 ft (3 tiers)
Top Tier
Middle Tier
Rootstock: M111
Final Height: ~10–12 ft (open vase)
Sun-Side Priority (weak → strong)
Front Yard — Open Tree 2
Rootstock: Bud 118
Final Height: ~11–13 ft (open vase)
Sun-Side Priority (weak → strong)
Climate info:Sandy loam soil, leans slightly acidic, well draining. 900-1400 chill hours, usda hardiness zone 7a/b, heat zone 5. Windy as hell in the winter, so probably will need to do some sort of staking for awhile. Let me know if theres any issue with the rootstock, this is what was available to me but if its die I can graft onto new rootstock for them.
I am very space limited so things have to be planned pretty well out to actually get the apples I want to have. Also let me know if any of these suck and any must haves I should add if you think im missing like a flavor category. I’m not super worried about when they’ll be harvested, but if you think I should be and i got a huge gap let me know. I'm also not positive how many tiers i can fit on a espalier apple tree, so some might end up with 2branches depending on whats up. or maybe i'll leave more to grow in.
Backyard — Espalier (South-Facing Fence)
Rootstock: M106
Final Height: ~7–8 ft (3 tiers)
Top Tier
- Sweet Sixteen
- Lucy Glo
Middle Tier
- Hudson’s Golden Gem
- Mother
- Winesap
- Orléans Reinette
Rootstock: M111
Final Height: ~10–12 ft (open vase)
Sun-Side Priority (weak → strong)
- Cherry Cox
- St. Edmund’s Russet
- Ananas Reinette
- Lucy Gem
- GoldRush
Front Yard — Open Tree 2
Rootstock: Bud 118
Final Height: ~11–13 ft (open vase)
Sun-Side Priority (weak → strong)
- Cinnamon Spice
- Kidd’s Orange Red
- Ashmead’s Kernel
- Winekist