Fruit trees and fruit brands

Betonov · 11-08-13, 05:14 PM

So here's the situation.

3 plum and 3 pear trees will be chopped down next week in my backyard and since I'm a tree huger I must plant 2 more trees per one I chop down.

So I need some advice.

Apple brands, I need a type that has sweet and large fruits. I plan to plant 3-4 of them

Cherry, about 2 cherry trees, I need a type that has nice red fruits that are crunchy.

Plums, maybe 2 trees, 2 pear trees if space permits. I need dessert fruit, the kind you pick and eat.

The climate is alpine. Warm summers, cold winters, about 600m above sea level, on a sunny slope. Soil is rich but clay occurs after only half a meter.

I'll take any brand name and even latin names. Thanks

Dan D · 11-08-13, 07:01 PM

How about an old fruit, a quince (tree)?

I have planted a quince tree in my garden which was a good decision.
It is almost always green, it has beautful blossoms and the fruits smell, look and taste great. You need to cook them and then preserve them in rosewater syrop. If you add those fruits to fried birds in autumn/winter, that tastes great. The fruits can be picked by the second half of October, which is late in the year. Quince trees are tough.

https://www.weinquelle.com/artikel/G...d_11019_e.html

Jimbuna · 11-09-13, 05:53 AM

My neighbour has a few Bramley Apple trees but that's the sum total of my knowledge on fruit trees

kranz · 11-09-13, 06:01 AM

a banana and a coconut tree.

Betonov · 11-09-13, 07:54 AM

Riiiiiight, and a papaya plantation and a cannery in my garage

Curently I'm going with golden delicious and red delicious with apples. 2 of both kind. Maybe one brand more to make it interesting.

No idea on cherrieas an pears.

I took a look into the Quince. Looks good but getting saplings might be a problem

Oberon · 11-09-13, 08:25 AM

You might want to try Braeburn, nice crisp apples, and IIRC they're Scottish so they'd be quite hardy.

Plum wise, Victoria is a nice plum, and the trees are hardy, popular in Sweden so should take in an alpine climate, you can pick and eat them straight away, just keep an eye out for wasps, they do like them

Conference Pears are probably the most common in this country, although you might want to take a look at Pyrus Pyrifolia, a different taste to the traditional European pear, and grows at altitude.

Cherries, couldn't say, Morello (Prunus cerasus) is the most common in Southern England, not sure how it would take to altitude though, and it's a bit of a bird magnet

You might want to look at some Japanese breeds, it's quite hilly in Japan and they're very fond of their Sakura, although that's more orientated towards the flower than the fruit.

The clay soil is quite good though, anything that gets down to it will get a good anchorage, so less likelihood of going horizontal in the wind.

Dan D · 11-11-13, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

I took a look into the Quince. Looks good but getting saplings might be a problem

I bought my quince tree as a half standard size tree from an online-shop of a nursery specialised in fruit trees. It has cost me 24,95 € including delivery. There are a lot of nurseries out there that are specialised in fruit trees who use the internet to distribute their goods to fruit tree enthusiats. On their homepages you find very detailed information about each brand. I could choose from a list of something like 10 different brands of quince trees.

May be you can get some info from there to make your decision.

Btw those fruit tree nurseries offer cold hardy variants of almost every kind of fruit tree. For example, you can plant winterhard fig-trees and peach-trees in Germany nowadays, if you want.

If you want seed or saplings of a quince tree, I could send you some to your postal address, I guess.

em2nought · 11-09-13, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan D

How about an old fruit, a quince (tree)?

Great looking tree, love those gnarled branches. I think I'm a bit too far south for one of those.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

OK, fuji apples are quite common here so I'll rather switch the red delicius for fuji. Nice catch, thanks.

While reading the Fuji wiki I noticed that with refrigeration they can be kept up to a year so another bonus. Never would have thought that about an apple, delicious are usually bruising before they even leave the supermarket.

Diopos · 11-10-13, 12:54 PM

If you want healthy fruit trees (and fruits) plant local varieties. The reason? They're already acclimated to your local conditions. Anything else needs some studying or advice and it will be an "experimentation" of sorts. And with novel varieties your "gardening level" must be somewhat ...

... advanced. If we were talking flowers or bushes it would mush easier to just go for it, but trees ...

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Betonov · 11-10-13, 01:45 PM

Hell, if I can grow tobacco in the Alps they're pretty advanced

I kid I kid, that's why I'm looking only for local types. But I need names. I'd get a pretty strange look if I just got there and said: give me 4 apple trees.

11-08-13, 05:14 PM	#1
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Fruit trees and fruit brands So here's the situation. 3 plum and 3 pear trees will be chopped down next week in my backyard and since I'm a tree huger I must plant 2 more trees per one I chop down. So I need some advice. Apple brands, I need a type that has sweet and large fruits. I plan to plant 3-4 of them Cherry, about 2 cherry trees, I need a type that has nice red fruits that are crunchy. Plums, maybe 2 trees, 2 pear trees if space permits. I need dessert fruit, the kind you pick and eat. The climate is alpine. Warm summers, cold winters, about 600m above sea level, on a sunny slope. Soil is rich but clay occurs after only half a meter. I'll take any brand name and even latin names. Thanks

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Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How about an old fruit, a quince (tree)? I have planted a quince tree in my garden which was a good decision. It is almost always green, it has beautful blossoms and the fruits smell, look and taste great. You need to cook them and then preserve them in rosewater syrop. If you add those fruits to fried birds in autumn/winter, that tastes great. The fruits can be picked by the second half of October, which is late in the year. Quince trees are tough. https://www.weinquelle.com/artikel/G...d_11019_e.html __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My neighbour has a few Bramley Apple trees but that's the sum total of my knowledge on fruit trees __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	If you want healthy fruit trees (and fruits) plant local varieties. The reason? They're already acclimated to your local conditions. Anything else needs some studying or advice and it will be an "experimentation" of sorts. And with novel varieties your "gardening level" must be somewhat ... ... advanced. If we were talking flowers or bushes it would mush easier to just go for it, but trees ... . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

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11-09-13, 06:01 AM	#4
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	a banana and a coconut tree.

11-09-13, 07:54 AM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Riiiiiight, and a papaya plantation and a cannery in my garage Curently I'm going with golden delicious and red delicious with apples. 2 of both kind. Maybe one brand more to make it interesting. No idea on cherrieas an pears. I took a look into the Quince. Looks good but getting saplings might be a problem

11-09-13, 08:25 AM	#6
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	You might want to try Braeburn, nice crisp apples, and IIRC they're Scottish so they'd be quite hardy. Plum wise, Victoria is a nice plum, and the trees are hardy, popular in Sweden so should take in an alpine climate, you can pick and eat them straight away, just keep an eye out for wasps, they do like them Conference Pears are probably the most common in this country, although you might want to take a look at Pyrus Pyrifolia, a different taste to the traditional European pear, and grows at altitude. Cherries, couldn't say, Morello (Prunus cerasus) is the most common in Southern England, not sure how it would take to altitude though, and it's a bit of a bird magnet You might want to look at some Japanese breeds, it's quite hilly in Japan and they're very fond of their Sakura, although that's more orientated towards the flower than the fruit. The clay soil is quite good though, anything that gets down to it will get a good anchorage, so less likelihood of going horizontal in the wind.

11-10-13, 01:45 PM	#10
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Hell, if I can grow tobacco in the Alps they're pretty advanced I kid I kid, that's why I'm looking only for local types. But I need names. I'd get a pretty strange look if I just got there and said: give me 4 apple trees.