Picked Up A New Apple Tree Yesterday

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  1. Don Alaska

    Don Alaska Supreme Member
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    A long-time friend and orchard owner sold me an apple tree that is supposed to be hardy to zone 2 (-50 F.). He gets most of his trees from Canada as he has an import license and Canada does much more research into cold hardy plants than we do. It has bee quite a number of years since it got to minus 50 F. here, it has happened. The tree is already blooming as it arrived in a shipment of 400 trees in a semi. It is still getting below freezing here at night, so we will be bringing the blooming tree in and out until everything stays above freezing consistently. No other trees are blooming or leafed out here yet, so if it didn't get pollinated in transit, it may be next year before we see fruit on it.
     
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    Good luck, @Don Alaska . What kind of apple tree is it?
     
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    It's an iTree, Shirley. :D:D:D
     
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  4. Shirley Martin

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    Oh. Will it bear I-s? :)
     
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    No, but it will connect to your phone and Apple watch.
     
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  6. Don Alaska

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    It is a variety called Dexter-Jackson.
     
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    Maybe you should get out the cotton swabs and pollinate the tree yourself?
     
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    I don't know if the tree is self-fruitful or not. Even my orchardist friend isn't familiar with this apple, as apples are very rare in zone 2. Many apple trees require a second variety of apple to pollinate, although these northeren apples quite aoften are self-fruitful and can pollinate themselves. I may give it a try.
     
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