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Hello, there! Although bloom periods are more difficult to predict in warm climates such as hours, mostly due to the inconsistency of winter weather patterns, I find that the more varieties I include in the garden, the higher the chances some other cultivar will bloom at the same time as the Cox's Orange Pippin. From personal experience in my area, you can try Pixie Crunch or White Winter Pearmain as pollen partners. You also have to be careful of knowing which cultivars are considered triploids (such as Mutsu, Winesap, Yellow Newtown Pippin, Bramley's Seedling, etc.), since their pollen isn't considered viable to pollinate other varieties. Good luck!

Hello, Sara! These varieties are grown in Orlando, FL, so they can definitely grow in Jacksonville.

Are there any other tips you can tell w baby apple trees (almost 1 year old)

Hello, Angelica! As I mentioned in my IG response to your question, make sure you plant your apple trees in an area that receives full sun (6+ hours) per day and that has good drainage so they can have the best possible start.

Hello, there! I currently don't have White Winter Pearmain cuttings available, but perhaps I could have some near the end of the year. You'd need to have a base apple tree where to graft them, or if not you could buy a White Winter Pearmain tree from me next season. You can check out my FB page or IG account (both under the name Stone River Nursery) to see photos of what we grow for ourselves and for updates on different kinds of fruit-related posts.

Hello, there! If you want to try them out for next year please let me know. The trees have already awakened, so it's no longer possible to graft dormant scions this season.

Hello, Andy! In my experience, apples do just fine with the top soil you can buy at some of the big box stores. You don't need to buy the expensive kinds, but make sure the bags feel fluffy so you know the soil you're buying drains well. If you have poor-draining soil, you can make raised beds to plant your trees. If you have sandy soil, you can top-dress your soil with some compost and provide a thick layer of mulch (at least 6 inches deep). Thank you for the comments, and good luck!

Hello, Codey! As go through the different varieties included in the video, I wrote their names so everyone could see them. If I recall correctly, I think I listed close to 28 different varieties in that video.

Hello! The most reliable rootstock in our area has been G.890, which is resistant to heavy soil, root diseases, and replant disease. It also adapts to temperature extremes and it's precocious. To help our trees produce, we feed them 3 times a year with a fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium. We also defoliate the trees manually before temperatures drop below 45 degrees Fahrenheit so the buds can override the chilling requirements they would need if they began to sense cold weather.

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You are very welcome! As we continue to grow our trees we'll post more videos of the progress. This season most of our apples were affected by bitter rot, so we lost close to 90% of our crop from this disease. Next year we'll spray the apples with a fungicide so we can minimize the losses.

@@javierrivera9236 Oh, wow.🥺Thank you for the heads up. It’s definitely a learning curve. Will keep that in mind!

Hello, there! It's awesome that you're working with those varieties in Jamaica! In the early months of 2022, I sent a few apple trees to my aunt who lives in Puerto Rico. I grafted the trees on Geneva®890, which is a very good semi-dwarfing rootstock that is precocious and resistant to various diseases. I saw the trees in June of this year (2023) and they had already developed fruit spurs for next year! The apple varieties she currently has are Fuji and Gala. I had also sent a King David, but something happened to it and it died back (although the rootstock for it is alive and well). I appreciate you letting me know about Steven, who is an amazing, cool guy doing excellent breeding work with apples. He sent me some stuff to try out down here and I also have a few seedling trees from some of his seed crosses. I also have my own seedlings in development, a few of them being red-fleshed varieties. Thank you for watching, and please keep me posted on your project! Best of success to you!

@@javierrivera9236 nice, next year my goal is to get those Rootstocks and propagate them.

Hello, there! The Geneva® series rootstocks are under patent, so propagating them without authorization of the patent holder(s) would be illegal. There are various nurseries that are licensed to grow them and you can buy them from there, but one cannot propagate them. However, other rootstocks like Bud. 9, Bud. 118, and M-111 are not under patent and you can freely propagate those.

Hello, there! If you're interested in getting apple trees from us, please check out our contact information on our FB page under the name Stone River Nursery. Thank you very much!

Hello, Felipa! I'm fully aware of various projects in different tropical regions of the world where apples are grown. The main reason why I posted my video is to provide proof apple trees can do well where I live, since the current information from agricultural sources in our state limits the possibilities of what apple cultivars can be grown by concentrating on chill accumulation instead of the horticultural practices that allow apple trees to produce fruit. Thank you for your input!

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching, and we look forward to meet you in person later this year!

Thank you, @CristalMermaid!

Glad you liked the video, Robin! Thank you!

More to come! As the apples ripen, we'll post videos evaluating their taste. Thank you, Jerra!

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