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It depends where you live.  I gather that in the Pacific NW bloom time 
is very spread out, and it is important to match the timing of 
potential pollenizers.  Around here in the Atlantic NE all the apples 
bloom at about the same time.  Lots of wild crabs, domestic crabs, and 
domestic apples all seem to be in bloom pretty much simultaneously 
every year.  I suppose you could have trouble if you had only two 
trees, and one was very early and the other was very late, but two 
random trees would probably do fine.

Hilltop Orchard used to publish a very detailed list of bloom time for 
their stock, although I'm not sure what region they published it for, 
if you are looking for more info.

Ginda
Eastern MA, zone 6

On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 06:30  PM, Thomas Olenio wrote:

> 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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