Saturday, February 04, 2006

Which Apples?

I want to plant two apple trees.

For the past year, maybe two, I have been moving two concrete blocks around in my yard, trying to find the perfect spot for them.

I feel I have settled on good locations, and I am ready to go.

The only potential issue is that they will be within 15-20 feet of two very large douglas firs, which could potentially monopolize what little water falls over the summer.

This summer is supposed to be wetter than usual, however, so they'll probably be ok for the critical first year.

And so, the question: which apples?

Honeycrisp (one word) is possibly the tastiest apple I have eaten, so that has definitely got to be one of them:

http://www.honeycrisp.org

http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/2004/11/honey_crisp_app.html

Sky Nursery has semi dwarf and dwarf varieties on hand, $32.97 each.

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