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Apr 9th, 2010 at 08:53 PM
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I have an apple tree in my yard, but need crabapples to pollinate it. These are my neighbors trees, and I was wondering if they are crabapples or cherry or almond?
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Northern Star
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I've never seen an almond tree...but those look like cherry.
You don't need to worry, bees pollinate the apple trees from all other trees in you neighbors yards.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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I agree with Tamara--I was thinking flowering cherry
is your neighbor someone that could be asked what they are???
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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In the second picture the tree to the right with no flowers has round; brown hanging fruit that look like mini coconuts on cherry stems. not sure if that is a crabapple that already flowered. The house with them has a new neighbor that just moved in and we never met so cant ask them. If they are not crabapples there are no other "apple" trees in the area to pollinate my apple tree (fruit apple)
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The tree to your right could be an ornamental crab apple tree, I have one here...the fruits are small hard fruits on long stems. Mine even has the bronze coloured leaves as that one.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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Here is an old fallen fruit from the tree you think might be a crabapple. I went close to it and the tree has dark pink flowers starting to grow. And here are more trees that need to be i.d.
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Northern Star
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Break open the fruit, if it has one pit seed~it's a cherry. If it has many tiny seeds, it's a crabapple. Honestly, it looks like a cherry.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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I say a shrunken crabapple.
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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[taps on Keith's monitor screen] You still here, Keith ? We need a look at he bark. This is what a cherry tree's bark looks like - totally different from a crabapple's.
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