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<blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 101378" data-attributes="member: 562"><p>Most apple tree varieties need a pollinator variety growing nearby to&nbsp; set fruit. Orchards interplant one or two pollinator trees in a given&nbsp; area and let the bees do the pollen transfer. Sometimes branches of the&nbsp; pollinator variety are grafted onto the crop trees here and there rather&nbsp; than planting a whole tree. A few self-fruitful apples are &quot;Golden&nbsp; Delicious,&quot; grown in U. S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5&nbsp; through 8, &quot;Jonathan,&quot; &quot;Red Rome,&quot; and &quot;Winesap,&quot; all thriving in zones 4&nbsp; through 8, and &quot;Granny Smith&quot; found in zones 5 through 8. Some&nbsp; self-fruitful varieties with low chill requirements, growing in USDA&nbsp; zones 5 through 9, are &quot;Gala,&quot; &quot;Fuji&quot; and &quot;Beverly Hills.&quot; Self-fruitful&nbsp; apples that require even less winter chill and grow in zones 6 through&nbsp; 10 include &quot;Anna,&quot; &quot;Ein Shemer,&quot; &quot;Golden Dorsett&quot; and &quot;Gordon.&quot; Some&nbsp; apple varieties are partially self-fertile; they will set fruit without a&nbsp; pollinator variety, but bear a heavier crop when cross-pollinated. Even&nbsp; apples considered self-fruitful often bear more fruit when pollinated.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Lycanthrope, post: 101378, member: 562"] Most apple tree varieties need a pollinator variety growing nearby to set fruit. Orchards interplant one or two pollinator trees in a given area and let the bees do the pollen transfer. Sometimes branches of the pollinator variety are grafted onto the crop trees here and there rather than planting a whole tree. A few self-fruitful apples are "Golden Delicious," grown in U. S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5 through 8, "Jonathan," "Red Rome," and "Winesap," all thriving in zones 4 through 8, and "Granny Smith" found in zones 5 through 8. Some self-fruitful varieties with low chill requirements, growing in USDA zones 5 through 9, are "Gala," "Fuji" and "Beverly Hills." Self-fruitful apples that require even less winter chill and grow in zones 6 through 10 include "Anna," "Ein Shemer," "Golden Dorsett" and "Gordon." Some apple varieties are partially self-fertile; they will set fruit without a pollinator variety, but bear a heavier crop when cross-pollinated. Even apples considered self-fruitful often bear more fruit when pollinated. [/QUOTE]

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