{"id":18664,"date":"2017-06-23T12:04:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T11:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18664"},"modified":"2017-06-23T12:04:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T11:04:26","slug":"selecting-a-new-apple-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/selecting-a-new-apple-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting a New Apple Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 7000 different varieties of apple tree including those classed as eaters, cookers, crab or cider apples. 10% of these are available from RHS plant finder recommended nurseries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apple-rootstock1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apple-rootstock1.jpg 388w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apple-rootstock1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Horticultural Considerations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your apple tree should last a long time and be fruitful and satisfying. It is worth taking care to get the selection right.<\/li>\n<li>The growth and size of your tree will depend to a large extent on the &#8216;rootstock&#8217;. The most common rootstocks are M27 5-6 feet tall, M26 8-12 feet tall and MM106 12-18 feet tall.<\/li>\n<li>Some varieties of apple in clay based soil may grow slightly quicker and larger than an apple planted on light, sandy or chalky soil.<\/li>\n<li>Most apple trees need another cultivar to pollinate their flowers and set fruit. It must flower at the same time. Triploid trees are very poor pollinators.<\/li>\n<li>Some varieties are more disease resistant than others. Seek out award of garden merit AGM varieties or discuss with a specialist nursery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12095\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/crab-apple-blossom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/crab-apple-blossom.jpg 640w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/crab-apple-blossom-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/crab-apple-blossom-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Personal Selection Criteria<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm country imports from supermarkets often have less flavour than your home grown apples.<\/li>\n<li>Autumn apple days are held around the country and can offer a wealth of local advice. Sample tasting may be possible or you can select trusted well known favourites.<\/li>\n<li>How you want to grow your tree can affect the selection. A trained espalier tree or cordon grown on a slant, a ballerina tree grown in a large pot or a &#8216;step over hedge&#8217; tree are currently popular in designer gardens. The choice is yours but plan now for planting later this autumn.<\/li>\n<li>Two year old trees will cost more but crop sooner than maidens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-706\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apples-for-store.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apples-for-store.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/apples-for-store-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 7000 different varieties of apple tree including those classed as eaters, cookers, crab or cider apples. 10% of these are available from RHS plant finder recommended nurseries. Horticultural Considerations Your apple tree should last a long time and be fruitful and satisfying. It is worth taking care to get the selection right. The growth and size of your tree will depend to a large extent on the &#8216;rootstock&#8217;. The most common rootstocks are M27 5-6 feet tall,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/selecting-a-new-apple-tree\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}