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4-Her needs help with selecting fruit plants
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cheviotgirl
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January 1, 2007 - 5:59 pm

hi I am new and I need some help selecting fruit plants. I really want to grow apples, and have fruit as soon as possible. so I think I will get semi-dwarf trees. but what vareties will bear fruit earliest? also which seedless grapes have yall found most productive? and what company would you recomed?
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marc557
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January 1, 2007 - 7:18 pm

For grapes try Canadice, Himrod, Interlaken.

For apples you should try Fuji (sweet), Ashley (disease resistant), Jonagold (aromatic).

Marc Camargo
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cheviotgirl
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January 2, 2007 - 7:22 am

have yall ever ordered from Lawyers Nursery, Jung seed company or Nourse farms? i have been thinking about ordering berry plants from them.

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Ted
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January 4, 2007 - 9:22 pm

cheviotgirl:
Contrats on wantingto gwo your own fruit.
I kwould suggest you NOT select semi-dwarf but think about what size you want your tree to be when mature. Then ask for that size of tree and they should tell you the name of therootstock. I the seller cannot give you a specific name jthen do not buy from lthem. Semi-dwdarf can give you a tree up to 30 feet.
In general the more dwarfing the rootlstock the faster it will fruit, example M.9 - 3 years.
Learn about rootstock and tree size BEFORE purchase of any tree.

As for purchase of berry plants from you nurseries, I suggest local nurseries becasue the plants are already aclimated to your envoronment.

Best of growing
Ted

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