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That depends on the variety; Anna and Dorsett Golden will flower and fruit by themselves, but higher-chill varieties will need the leaves stripped.
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Shreehari: Thanks for speaking up. Based on what you've posted many more varieties of apples will grow in your climate. Applenut
Philip: Sorry, I don't; Dormex is nasty stuff and isn't cheap also, and so we try to utilize varieties and techniques that make the trees fruit...
Dolgo Crab.
Ah, a pathologist's dream. The leaves look a bit like Cedar Apple Rust, but combined with the apples I'd say scab. Those from a soggier climate...
I visited an operation in Israel where they grow apple trees from misted cuttings. They cut branch tips and strip leaves off until there are just...
I'd have no idea what it would be labeled as there. Typically the manufacturer would tout it being "safer" than conventional insecticides like...
For aphids I use a oil/soap spray that dries their bodies out and shrivels them up. If you use an insecticide like permithryn it may also harm...
Pollination hasn't been a problem at all here, with just about every flower cluster setting a berry. I was reading a report on growing...
Not to worry; Red Delicious for the most part is self-fertile, and the Golden Delicious is pollinating the Granny Smith just fine. All three of...
Your potting mix should stay moist, yet still drain freely; that's why we mix in miniature bark chips. Blueberries do have very tender, shallow...
Blueberries need acid in order to process nitrogen. If the pH is too high they starve to death, which is what yours are sounding like. Monitor...
Re: apples in tropics? If you can post photos to the GardenWeb I think that's your best bet of getting a diagnosis. Don't fret yet, this is...
Re: apples in tropics? Mania: You're approaching the edge of my blueberry knowledge, and I suggest you pose the same question to the...
I always wondered about if Fuyu persimmons would grow there; they seem perfect as here no pests or disease bothers them and they fruit heavily and...
Mania: It may stagger around a little bit but will eventually adjust. The plant knows what to do. This is common for plants crossing...
The young leaves will start out red, and then in the fall if the plant goes dormant (it may not) they turn red again. Applenut
Purists would have you remove the flowers until the bushes are older. I'm more into instant gratification and giving myself an incentive to press...
