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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

So even if you purchase an early apple, and an early crab, they would only be 
a match if the
"early" classification was from similar zoned growers?

Later,
Tom

Ed Fackler wrote:

> Lucky, Tom and others:
>
>     Lucky, you've made an outstanding comment re: bloom times.
>
>     In southern regions (6 and south) required chill occurs very
> early (likely by late January most years) and trees respond to
> other factors (such as soil and air temps, for example) as to
> when to break dormancy.
>      Therefore, it is most difficult to say with certainty when
> stuff blooms.  At our former location (near heaven) all crabs
> bloomed very early as does Granny Smith apple.
>
>      Hope this helps.
>
> ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-admin@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-admin@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Lucky Pittman
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:44 PM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Crab Apples as Pollinizers
>
> At 03:54 PM 2/4/2003 -0500, Tom wrote:
> >Does anyone know what varieties of Crab bloom at particular times, to
> >coordinate with apple
> >blooms? (early, mid, late)
>
> Tom,
> This info is going to vary, depending on whose pollination chart you go by,
> and to some degree, where they're located.  Bloom periods in the PNW may
> not correlate exactly with what you'll experience.
> Others on the list may have more reliable info, but here's what I've
> gleaned from the few catalogs I've got with pollination charts:
>
>  From my old Bear Creek catalog:
> Early:Chestnut, Dolgo, Manchurian Crab, Wickson
> Mid: Almata(red-flesh), Winter Red Flesh
> Late: Snowdrift Crab,Whitney
>
>  From Raintree:
> Early: WSU AxP crab
> Mid: Dolgo, Almata, Centennial, Red Flesh
>
> One Green World claims all their apples/crabs, with the exception of Fuji,
> to be mid-season bloomers - that would lump all the following crabs in the
> mid-bloom period: Callaway, Dolgo, Kerr(I really like the fruit from this
> one, but it's not been a heavy bearer in my orchard),
>
> Yates, which is technically not a crab, but has a small, late-maturing,
> long-keeping tasty apple, falls into the early season
>
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