Some apple trees are self-pollinating, but most need a second variety nearby for cross-pollination. That means you’ll get the best fruit production if you plant two compatible varieties.

Since apple trees cannot self-pollinate, the pollen from other apple varieties is necessary for fruit to grow. Orchard owners often plant crab apple trees amongst high-value apples such as Honeycrisp, ...

Or plant 'Fuji' or 'Rev. Morgan,' both self-fruitful apples. Well-maintained apple trees can set more fruit ... soil are important in successfully growing apples. So are pollination and proper ...

It’s normal for fruit trees to drop some fruit early in the summer to stay healthy and balanced. Pollination problems, pests, ...

Pears, apples and Japanese plums on the other hand require pollen from a different variety (but same kind of fruit) in order to set fruit. This is called “cross-pollination” because the pollen ...

The reason for this is that apples have a highly diverse gene pool due to their tendency to be self-sterile, meaning they require cross-pollination — a bee landing on a flower of a Fuji tree ...

The trees often produce fruit in their first year and they can grow to be about 15 feet tall. And the apple twist has one more incentive -- the pollination naturally attracts honey bees.

Q: Last fall we purchased a dwarf ‘Fuji’ and a ‘Red Delicious’ apple tree. We knew they normally bloom at the same time to produce fruit.