One for fruit tree nerds.

[coppice cutter]

It's well known that a crab apple tree is a good pollinator for cultivated apples.

 

However would it be safe to assume that in the case of a variety of apple which requires two other pollinators e.g. Bramley, Blenheim Orange, that two different crab apple trees would count as two different pollinators?

[Stere]

Its not the bramley that need  2 its the other apple tree if you only have 2 trees total that may  need a polinator  as is won't get polinated by the bramleys as the pollen is sterile

 

 

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Crab apples are self fertile  so  are ok on there own.

 

 

Edited February 1 by Stere

[coppice cutter]

Interesting, that goes against everything I've read so far but since I seen your reply I've searched on it specifically and found a few other places making the same assertion.

 

I've just planted out a couple of new Blenheim Orange trees which are a bit away from all the other cultivated apples but they both have a few crab apple trees nearby so it seems they'll be grand with that.

 

Thanks. 👍