A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum I would like some fruit trees.. Gala Apples, Peaches

Does anyone have any tips for me? And am I too far North to grow Peaches? I hope not!!

Pinkhorseofcourse

I planted a Gala apple seed r from the apple I was eating.. Last spring.. The tree is almost 3 feet tall now ..Outside.. Wont be true but will be fun to watch......

Your not too far north.. Those grow better there than they do in Penna.

Oh sweet!! I love Gala apples.. and peaches!! What did you mean your apple tree won't be true? It won't produce apples?? Why not?? What other fruit trees could I consider?? Where is a good resource.. to buy them from?? How exciting!! Yay!

I meant they would cheat on you >............

What that means......They will not be the exact apple you would get from the Original Gala tree if you bought it ........

I am zone 5 and upper Ohio is zone 5 .. What town are you in?

YOu can purchase all of those apples and peaches for zone 5.. Do you have a nursery near?

I have apple trees but guess their too late.Meaning winter apples are late apples.

You can do it .

hahaha.. cheat on me..

Hmm.. so it wouldn't be the same kind of Gala apple? Is that because you planted it from a seed? If I buy a Gala apple tree, will I get apples like the ones I buy now?? This is very confusing..

I am near Cambridge.. in Guernsey county. And I am not sure if I have a nursery near here that deals in trees or not.. I suppose I should do some checking.. when is the best time to buy/plant fruit trees??

Gala Apples, Peaches.. is there anything else that would do well here?

i looked up Cambridge......Your closer to West Virginia.

Your about the same as us.. You can grow grapes real well.....Blueberrys, stawberrys, pears ,apples , apricots maybe.. Mine always freeze..

i have a Musser Nursery catalog ......here in Penna.. They will send you one if you ask.. Just type in Mussers int the google.

I will check my book 2 maro and tell you more.

They are a good one.

Yeah, my daughter and I had talked about some grapes.. I will check out that catalog! Thanks...

I do order stuff from Gurneys also......

They replace if they dont grow..

I think all my catalogs subscriptions ran out.. unless they just haven't sent them yet.. is it too early?? Maybe I should hit some websites and request new ones..

What are some others you recommend?? Thanks!!

Mine are most here ......catalogs must be about 10.
www.cheapseeds.com

I try to stick with the cheapest postage......
Michigan bulb
Henry Fields

i recieved several catalogs about a month ago, you should have already recieved some by now!

Hi Reo!! Hmm.. darn.. I guess I better hit the websites.. man.. that is a pain too! Thanks for those ideas Dodge..

Does cheapseeds.com have a catalog, or is it just online ordering.. ?? hehe..I think I am just not seeing the request catalog link..

Try these.....both in and around Gettysburg area, in Adams County, Pa.........big apple country. Have bought from both and been very happy



Boyer Nurseries

www.boyernerseries.com



Adams County Nursery

www.acnursery.com

Good luck
Carol

No catalog

Order on line........
Probably saves money that way.

Thanks for the sites Carol..
will check them out later..

I've never had alot of luck with those mail order places. I got a couple trees last year from Lowes and even one of those I think is dead

Hmm.. I probably wouldn't order fruit trees thru the mail either.. IF I can help it at all. I will just have to see what is available locally.. or close anyway. lol I know of one place that I have never been to.. I don't know if they offer fruit trees or not.. and even if they do, they may not have what I am looking for.. I may HAVE to do the mail order thing I guess after considering what I have around here to work with.

If you want some Gala apple trees from seeds, get seeds of two different varieties; one as a rootstock & one as a scion. Grow both seedlings & get a bud from the scion & graft it onto the rootstock. Hopefully, the bud will grow. After a couple years of training, you'll have a Gala apple tree.Good growing!!

It wont be true ......
If your going to do all that......Buy a good one.

My backyard's has so many trees, I can't plant anymore or they'll shade my garden.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

P.S. My backyard is of medium size-I don't live in a subdivision.

Do you need fire wood?

I live about a quarter mile from the city limits of Merced. I have enough firewood to last a year. I can stay warm since I'm overweight, my boby will use up fat to keep me warm.I better lose some weight.

LOL @ Dodge.. I need firewood!! That is our sole source of heat!!

I have been looking at Gala apple trees on a couple different sites and it says to pollinate with a Golden Delicious.. I don't really WANT a Golden Delicious.. =( Is that my only option.

I haven't researched the Peach trees yet.. I figure I need to get a good grasp on the Apple trees first.. and I came up with the idea to do Blackberry bushes too.. hehe.. but that is a different thread!

our walmart hass a tre that grows lemons limes orages and grapefruit i was setting out buds but it costed 49 bucks sp nope im not getting it

It probably is a mini tree also......Not worth the gamble..

Hey.........Got the seeds today...........Thanks for them.
I put the Magnolias in the freezer..

Others I will try to grow inside..

Becky gets her mail after work, she should have gotten it by then..
I will let you know

You did a good job with corners.. I also use empty tea bag holder for seeds.
Any thing goes.....

good i hope they grow! mine havent done anything yet but i forgot to soak them (the type of iris) lol... oh your suposed to put them in the frerezer i have them in the regular fridege part oooppss lol

Stratify mean freeze I think

So do any of you have fruit trees??

49 bucks? What a rip-off!!!

yea i now enrique! and it didn't look that well either! i don't thing it was a miniature its about 5'0 so maybe a dwarf... but yea its a rip off when u get get a lil fruit tree plant thats growing at homde depot i think for 4 bucks... no i do not have any fruit trees pinkhorse, i used to when i was little we used to have 1 orange tree it had the best oragnes the tree mustve been really old becuas eit was huge but our neighbor made us cut it down saying the leaves got in their yard but instead of making a scene we cut it down but it reprouted haha! then we had 2 grapefruit treess.... at my gmas house now though she has 2 grapefruit trees 3 oragnce trees one loquat tree and a lemon tree... she used to have though at her old house 14 orange trees and 5 grape fruit trees and 2 lemon trees and 1 lime tree. lol but her yard isnt as big now... and i would buy fruit trees for 4 bucks but their not dwarf and we rent so im not going to put a big growing tree like that in a yard thats not mine and it would be hard to dig up...

I have 3 peach trees in my yard......from my dads trees across the street...he's always finding new peach trees growing around the yard and I've been taking them off his hands....the tallest is only about 4 foot though so they have a few more years to grow yet. Testy trees, dad has had several totally die from frosts hitting them in the spring.

ohhh i love peaches! i wish they would grow in florida but i don't think that they do..

The buds on my peach tree are beginning to swell.

I just saw a doughnut peach tree in the Park seed catalog.. anyone know much about it?? It says it is entirely self fertile.. so I wouldn't have to mess with different varieties.. I know nothing about peach trees.. as far as what is a good kind to get.. anyone have any suggestions as far as varieties that are better than others?? Thanks!

I better check wwhat variety my peach tree is

So, what kind is it Enrique???

It's 'Nemaguard'.

Never heard of that kind.. lol

It's a type that's resistant to nematodes

Ohhh.. cool!

Pinkhorse, look for a few more nursery listings online for Gala apples and see what they say about pollinators. It may be that they consider Golden Delicious the best pollinator, but there are probably others almost as good.
ALL peaches are self-fertile, so go with what sounds good to you. Elberta is probably the most popular, and I can say that it's fantastic. Red Haven is excellent. I've seen both of these at Lowe's and Wal-Mart in past years. Buy them before they begin to blossom or leaf out for best transplanting. Dwarf fruit trees are more productive for their size, and tend to fruit within a year or 2 from planting. Semi-dwarf are preferred over standard.

Ok, thanks Dave!! I will probably go with the Elberta Peaches if I can find them.. you said you have seen them at Wal-Mart and Lowe's.. that is good, cause I have both locally.

When is a good time to get them?? I don't want to wait until they are all picked over.. but it is snowing tons here right now.. so not a good time to plant.

As soon as they get them in, you can plant...when it stops snowing!

what happens if you pollinate an apple tree with pumpkin pollen? sorry all i think about is pumpkins haha

Inever heard of that.

Nothing will.You can only pollinate plants of the seame species e.g. winter squash & summer squash will cross pollinate each other.

good answer enrique.

What do you guys suggest for Pears? I saw an Anjou Pear tree I think it was for $13.50 at our Big Lots.

Pinkhourse; we got our fruit trees from Stark bros--I tell you this because that is the only place I have ever found the lodi apple that I loved so much.
and I have seen other 'lodi' apples for sale in the area and i was so happy to see them, but when I got them home they were not the apple I had grown.--so I am guessing tht starks was/is a bit different. but from them, it was a wonderful apple.

1)we had an Elberta queen peach out at the farm---
2)and we also had a Reliance peach
---(my peach trees didn't do so very well--it is too cold here for them I guess.--but the Elberta queen made a wonderful pie as well.
3) a Jon-a-red apple--it made very good pies.
4) a Lodi --it made the very best applesauce, but don't wait for the apples to turn 'yellow' --when they are that ripe they are not even good eating apples.

we had 2 pear trees too but I cannot find the papers for them, so sorry I cannot help you there.

You are better off to buy what the local nurseries sell(as far as brand or type). They know what does well for your area.

Ok.. I will check at Lowe's. Not sure if WalMart has trees out yet or not.. I haven't noticed any.

Try a variety called Relience Peach. Its a cold hardy peach that will grow in your area. Actually many peaches (and other fruits) will grow in zone 5. I am in zone 5 and grow kinds of peaches, and 2 nectarines- they are doing fine, and growing well. I grow a bunch of apples, and pears as well. Look at a USDA growing zone chart to see what area you fall under, and go from there.

growing fruits from seeds will not bear a true type of fruit that it is. A gala apple is a cross between, a Kids Orange and a Golden delicous. The tree more than likely would be one of those, not the cross. Also fruits like apples, pears, and peaches etc, are very slow to bear fruit growing that way- thats why most fruit trees you buy are grafted. Grafting ensures it will be a true variety, and controls the trees size (dwarf, semi Dwarf, standard etc). Grafting is done by joining a Scion Branch to a rootstock, often another type of fruit (quince is often used for pears etc).

Well I am kind of on hold as far as buying fruit trees right now anyway. My husband is off work indefinitely and has to have surgery so we are really in a bind financially.

My family is also in financial trouble.The cost of living is rising quickly and my dad only earns around 9.50 per hour and has to take care of a family of seven and now that I'll soon be old enough to get a job,maybe we'll get out of debt.

By the way,have you ever thought of growing nectarines? They're fuzzless peaches.

I am sorry to hear you are in the same boat as we are. Hopefully things will improve for both of us.

And no, I hadn't really thought about nectarines.. are there advantages to those versus peaches?? Or are you just curious..?

Nectarines taste similar to peaches but the major disadvantage is that they are subject to the same diseases such as peach leaf curl.With oil at 120 bucks per barrel and rising I don't think things will improve at least for a couple of years.

I think I will stick with peaches. I LOVE fresh peaches..

And you could be right.. I just pray you are not.

Nectarines, and peaches are very much the same- Just nectarines do not have the fuzzy skin. Its believed that Nectarines are a "sport of peaches" meaning a mutation that sometimes occurs. They are grown the same, and look identical, other than the skins differ. You prune them the exact same way as peaches!