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Very large greenish-yellow apples are almost entirely covered with a red blush. Crisp, pure white flesh is sweet and flavourful. Good keeper. Is slightly more compact than Golden Sentinel.
Besides selecting the most disease resistant varieties, there are a few simple things to do to have better apples.
Fertilize under the outer edges of your trees. There are no feeder roots next to the trunk. A well fed tree stays healthier. (Adequate calcium in the soil also helps so that apples keep longer.)
Pick up fallen fruit and compost, dispose of, or feed to livestock (where possible).
Rake up leaves in the fall and compost them away from the orchard.
Prune trees to encourage light and air to reach the inside of the tree.
Provide bird nesting sites near your orchard. A variety of orchard companion type plants will attract native pollinator insects and also encourage birds to come and eat insect pests.
Columnar Apples
These unusual trees open up intriguing possibilities, especially for urban farmers. With apples growing on short spurs, very close to the trunk, these hardy and disease resistant varieties can be tucked into tight corners where you’d never before pictured an apple tree. Try several in containers on your balcony. Consider planting a row of alternating varieties 1 meter (2-3') apart as a section of living fencing. Not only would it define the property line and provide a measure of privacy, but at the same time it would supply both you and your neighbor with apples for fresh eating, pies and cider! Bareroot trees.
3 reviews for SCARLET SENTINEL™ COLUMNAR APPLE
Rated 5 out of 5
Donna Williams (verified owner)–
Came well packed. Has leaves and flowers on it now. Planted it in a 22 gallon container hopefully it will survive the winter’s.
Rated 5 out of 5
Lou (verified owner)–
It’s doing well so far.
Rated 5 out of 5
Rodney Kenny (verified owner)–
Thank for another kick ass season
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An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.
What is a 2 year old tree?
A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.
All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.
A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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Donna Williams (verified owner) –
Came well packed. Has leaves and flowers on it now. Planted it in a 22 gallon container hopefully it will survive the winter’s.
Lou (verified owner) –
It’s doing well so far.
Rodney Kenny (verified owner) –
Thank for another kick ass season