Apple Tree Cross Pollination | Are Your Blooms Open at the Same Time?

Apple tree cross pollination. Are your blooms open at the same time? In this video I show 12 different apple trees about to bloom. I talk about which varieties are furthest along and which varieties are furthest behind. Apple trees are not self pollinating which means they are sterile to their own pollen .Most apple trees need cross pollination from another variety. There are some varieties like Gala and Fuji that claim to be partial self pollinating but I have learned that you get very few apples when not crossed with another variety. This is why its so important to have trees that bloom at the same time. There are 5 different flowering groups for apples 1-5. One being the earliest to bloom and 5 being the last to bloom. Do not expect apples more then 2 bloom groups apart to flower at the same time. For an example in this video I show a Macintosh which is in group 2 and a Red Delicious in group 4. Their blooms are very far apart in development. Its mid April here ‪@UncleClaysOrchard‬ zone 7a southeastern Pennsylvania and all the apples are starting to bloom. The Pink Lady, Gold Rush and Macintosh are the furthest along. The Fuji, Winesap, Arkansas Black are furthest behind. Then in the middle of the pack we have Granny Smith, Gala, Yellow Delicious, Honey crisp, Crimson Crisp. #fruit #garden #gardening #apples #appletrees #orchard #fruittrees #flowers