Just like seeing a fruit tree not bear fruit, it can be just as disheartening seeing more fruit on the ground under your tree than on the tree itself. But why exactly are your fru ...

Self-pollinating plants have male and female parts, allowing the pollen to travel from the anther in the stamen to the stigma in the pistil. These plants can be fertilized without the help of ...

If you've got a small garden space but big dreams of growing fruit, there's a type of tree you must know: the stepover apple. Technically, this plant doesn't grow just one specific variety of fruit — ...

There are over 7,000 varieties of apple trees in the world—so where do you ... few can self-pollinate. ... bloom during the same period—Fuji and Gala, for example, can cross pollinate.

Pear trees are also a common espalier tree, especially in Europe. Their fragrant white blossoms are a delight in spring. Their growth habits and sizing are similar to apple trees, and dwarf and ...

At onlineorchards.com, a collection of 60 “self-pollinating fruit trees” of all types is available, including a dwarf Gala apple. By the same token, ...

There is only one late apple that I would consider for Humboldt, and that is Waltana, which I mentioned in a recent column about apple chutney ("Humboldt Apple Chutney," Oct. 31, 2024).

The apple trees cv. Gala were 15 years old, grafted on ‘Marubakaido’ rootstock with EM-9 intergraft, conducted in a central leader system and spaced 4 x 1 m. Pollinating plants of the genus Malus sp.

Many fruit trees are also self-incompatible. This means they need cross pollination from a different variety to set fruit. ... a year in lost production of Gala apples due to too few insect ...