I just joined a couple weeks ago so I wanted to say hi, and to ask a couple questions about growing apples in the cold zones like northern Minnesota. I've read all the literature form the U of MN which isn't bad, but there seems to be conflicting information so here I am. Right now I have 2 haralson and 1 crabapple tree which do well here. The only things I do is prune them a little and collect apples. Not a lot of pests or insect damage so they've been pretty easy. We bought them from a nursery long time ago so I'm assuming a standard rootstock. I want to try some dwarfing rootstocks and some other apple, but our nurseries around here don't sell them so I'd have to look elsewhere.
Basically I have 2 questions:
What dwarfing rootstocks will grow well in the cold?We hit 40-50 below 0 frequently. I have about 18-24 inches of topsoil, with a softer clay pan beneath it(meaning I can dig it out pretty easily) and we grow a lot of corn, alfalfa and oats.
Also from the U of MN info, doesn't look like a lot will actually grow for apples, maybe sweet 16 and haralson. Do you have any others that you'd recommend. I am mostly looking for eating and cider apples. The nursery had beacon and chestnut crab, goodland and a couple others.
thanks
jim
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