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Caring for a Liberty Apple Tree Once you plant your apple tree, keep it watered in well until it develops a good root system. Prune the young tree to a single trunk for best long-term growth. Head it back each year. Prune branches and thin out those that are damaged or growing in the wrong direction.
- Do Liberty apple trees need a pollinator?
- How big do Liberty apple trees grow?
- Are Liberty apple trees disease resistant?
- What is the best feed for apple trees?
- What will pollinate a Liberty apple tree?
- What is the most disease resistant apple tree?
- Which apple trees are self pollinating?
- Can I buy a Pink Lady apple tree?
- How do you prune a Liberty apple tree?
- How close should apple trees be to pollinate?
- What are Liberty apples good for?
- How do you store Liberty apples?
Do Liberty apple trees need a pollinator?
Pollination of Liberty apple trees
Your Liberty apple tree is in flowering group 2. It is a triploid variety and needs two pollination partners nearby which must both be of different varieties and able to cross-pollinate each other as well as the Liberty.
How big do Liberty apple trees grow?
Your standard Liberty can reach a height of 20-25 feet. The dwarf and semi dwarf plants will be somewhat smaller.
Are Liberty apple trees disease resistant?
Liberty is a modern apple variety, developed for disease resistance - it has very good resistance to scab, fireblight and cedar apple rust.
What is the best feed for apple trees?
Generally, all fruit trees thrive in a soil pH of between 6.0-6.5. If you are just planting an apple sapling, go ahead and add a pinch of bone meal or a starter fertilizer mixed with water. After three weeks, fertilize the apple tree by spreading ½ pound (226 gr.) of 10-10-10 in a circle 18-24 inches (46-61 cm.)
What will pollinate a Liberty apple tree?
Pollinator: Freedom, Golden Delicious, McIntosh will pollinate Liberty. Liberty is a good pollinator for other varieties.
What is the most disease resistant apple tree?
Cortland Apple
- Liberty. One of the best disease-resistant cultivars, Liberty is highly resistant to apple scab and resistant to cedar apple rust and fire blight. ...
- Enterprise. ...
- Goldrush. ...
- Pristine. ...
- Redfree.
Which apple trees are self pollinating?
Some self-fertile varieties include Golden Delicious, Braeburn, Granny Smith, and Scrumptious. Check the Home Orchard Society for a more thorough breakdown of self-fruitful varieties — there are quite a few. Keep in mind, however, that even self-fertile apple varieties will bear more fruit if cross-pollinated.
Can I buy a Pink Lady apple tree?
It is illegal to sell 'Pink Lady' apple trees as the variety can only be grown under license, and the license holder – Apple and Pear Australia – refuses to license to British growers.
How do you prune a Liberty apple tree?
Prune the young tree to a single trunk for best long-term growth. Head it back each year. Prune branches and thin out those that are damaged or growing in the wrong direction. Remove narrow-angle branches, any upright branches, and those that are growing toward the center of the tree.
How close should apple trees be to pollinate?
For pollination purposes, the recommended planting distance for apple trees is within a 100 foot distance. To summarize, nearly all apple varieties need to be cross-pollinated with pollen from the flowers of a different apple variety to produce fruit.
What are Liberty apples good for?
Liberty Apple
Balanced sweet-tart flavor make Liberty apples great for eating raw. They also hold up well to being sautéed for compotes.
How do you store Liberty apples?
A refrigerator is best for this, but often a basement will work almost as well. High humidity will help to keep your apples fresher, but don't let the fruit get wet or it will rot.
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