I have another question.
I got over zealous 2 years ago and planted 5 semi dwarf honeycrisp trees when we were starting our little orchard. That is a whole lot of honeycrisp apples in a few years. So.... would you rip them out and plant other kinds and lose the two years? or do some aggressive grafting leaving the trees in place?
I plan on keeping one or maybe two of the honeycrisp. So in question are three spots of about 44.
thanks in advance!
dan
If you are going to have 44 apple trees, 5 Honeycrisps will just help you make cider. What do you plan on doing with all the projected apples? Sell at farmers market? Cider?
Otherwise, yes you can easily start grafting those babies over to more desirable cultivars, if you have any in mind. It's a shame to waste established roots in the ground.
You should attend the March Scion exchange and see how many apple cultivars are offered! You'll go a little nuts.
total apple trees = 28, the rest are cherries, peaches, pears, and apricots.
I am hoping to make some cider 
some fresh and some hard.
thanks
dan
Regraft. Take advantage of the established rootstock. I've found this works best for me.
yeah definitely re graft, not only will you save 2 years of root growth for the rootstock, but you should save some dosh aswell!
What rootstocks are they on?