WE HAVE A NURSERY FULL OF HERITAGE APPLE AND PEAR TREES FOR SALE
-- DUE TO DROUGHT AND EARLY SPRING SCIONS
SOLD OUT scions were
smaller than usual in 2020 due to the recent drought
OUR BUDWOOD IS SOURCED FROM THE
MIAPPLE HERITAGE APPLE TREE COLLECTION THAT IS MAINTAINED ON MIAPPLE
FARM. ALL NURSERY TREES AND BUDWOOD SCIONS ARE LABELLED WITH THE
MIAPPLE FARM NAME AND THE NAME OF THE VARIETY
PROVIDED. WE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE OUR TREES AND SCIONS ARE TRUE TO THE
PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL DESCRIPTION BY PHOTOGRAPHING AND MATCHING OUR
OWN TREES AS THEY PRODUCE FRUIT.
WE ONLY SELL VARIETIES THAT MATCH (M) OR ARE CLOSELY SIMILAR (S) TO PUBLISHED
DESCRIPTION AS INDICATED ON THE STOCKLIST- We still have a hundred varieties in our collection that
are as yet unconfirmed and are not as yet for sale.
For details about apple trees in the MIApple Heritage Apple Tree Collection -
CLICK HERE
For photos of apples in the MIApple Heritage Apple Tree Collection -
CLICK HERE
Photos of Stocklist apple varieties not included on the MIApple webpage can be requested by email.
PRICES:
APPLE TREES FOR BARE ROOT DELIVERY IN JULY to SEPTEMBER 2020
are $30.00 each or discounted to $25 for drought affected low grade trees (Plus postage & packing - see orders page).
APPLE TREES IN POTS ARE AVAILABLE ANY TIME (Victoria pickup)
at $30.00 each or $25 for drought affected trees- they should be
planted when dormant in July.
FOR NEW GRAFT APPLE TREES - ORDER IN MAY FOR (Victorian) DELIVERY
IN POTS IN SEPTEMBER 2020 at $25 each. New graft trees are delicate and
could be damaged in transit.
APPLE SCIONS (CUTTINGS) WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT IN AUGUST AT
$4 FOR EACH 4 BUD SCION ($3 for Small scions)
plus A SELECTION AND LABELLING CHARGE OF $2 FOR EACH VARIETY Our scions
are usually about as thick and as long as a new pencil (Small scions are 3-4mm thick and about 150mm long)and treated with
a mild fungicide.
Due to quarantine we do NOT ship to Tasmania and WA.
We choose not to be registered for GST and GST is NOT included in our prices.
Our apples are grafted on to MM111 (drought resistant 80%
size) rootstocks or MM102 (45% dwarf) rootstocks.
Click on to our stock list below for stocks held - subject to change constantly.
CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LATEST STOCKLIST(Trees only )
FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF APPLE VARIETIES IN OUR COLLECTION - Select the APPLES box at the top of this page or CLICK HERE.
WILL YOUR SELECTED TREE PRODUCE FRUIT?
The cultivar you select will only produce
fruit if it has another apple tree nearby that is in the same flowering
group unless it is self polinating.
A triploid variety does not produce viable pollen and it cannot
fertilise other trees nearby - it also needs another tree to fertilise
it.
Popular varieties for general cross polination are Jonathan and
Sturmer Pippin - both are in flowering group 3. They will not cross
polinate flowering groups 2, 4 or 5 and other cross polinators with a
suitable flowering time will need selection.
You need adequate chilling hours in the winter to promote flowers and
then suitable weather for the bees to do their polinating work at
flowering time.
Apple growers in the Northern states should select only low chill apple varieties if they want flowers and fruit.
ENGLISH TREE GROUP.
The
old English favourite Cox's Orange Pippin is not self fertilising,
Bramley Seedling is a triploid (pollen not viable) so with these two trees
alone
in your yard only the Bramley will produce fruit. With another variety of suitable flowering time all three trees will produce..
SUGGESTED ALL SEASON APPLE GROUP -
If you want to be picking apples all season
A Gravenstein with a Lord Nelson to fertilise it will
produce Gravenstein apples in January/February. Because Gravenstein is
a triploid a third cross polinator is needed for all three trees to
produce fruit.
Next perhaps a Gala or Royal Gala with Opalescent to fertilise it to produce apples with flavour in March.
Consider Red Fuji and Golden Delicious for picking in April.
Granny Smith and Pink Lady for late April and into May.
Sturmer Pippin and Lady Williams for late picking - with Sturmer tasting better after June after a few weeks shelf life.
HERITAGE APPLES FROM PARTICULAR COUNTRIES
Have a look at the listing on the DATABASE page.
Where known the country of origin is listed with each variety.
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