Do Honeycrisp apples need a pollinator?

Yes. Honeycrisp apple trees don’t self-pollinate, so they need other apple trees that are six to 12 feet away to help with fertilization. Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apple trees work well as pollinators because they survive in the same hardiness zones as the Honeycrisp apple tree.

What pollinates a Jonagold apple tree?

The Jonagold apple is a triploid, meaning it has sterile pollen, and requires preferably two other apple cultivars for pollination. Example pollinators include Gala, Empire, Fuji, and Honeycrisp. The fruit is crimson red stippled with yellow-gold showing through and has a splash or two of green-yellow color.

Can two Honeycrisp trees pollinate each other?

Honeycrisp Apple Tree Pollinators Honeycrisp apple trees are not self-pollinating, so they won’t produce fruit by themselves. They also won’t be pollinated by another Honeycrisp apple tree.

What month do Honeycrisp apples bloom?

‘Honeycrisp’ apple trees are slow growers and may take up to eight years to produce fruit, though some produce in as few as two years. They flower in April, producing pinkish-white blooms, with the fruit ready to pick in early September.

Will a crabapple tree pollinate a Honeycrisp apple tree?

Ornamental crabapples such as “Snowdrift” (Malus x “Snowdrift”), hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8, are excellent pollinators for Honeycrisp and other apple trees that produce fruit for eating. Many commercial apple growers turn to crabapple pollinators because they have extended bloom periods and abundant pollen.

Is Jonagold apple tree self pollinating?

Jonagold is a triploid variety and is therefore self-sterile and cannot pollinate other apple trees.

Will a crabapple pollinate a Honeycrisp?

Why is my honeycrisp apple tree not blooming?

Over vigorous trees expend all their energy in growing wood and do not produce flower buds. Typically, this occurs for two reasons: over-fertilization and over-pruning. Heavy applications of nitrogen will stimulate excessive growth at the expense of flower production.

What apple trees are self-pollinating?

Varieties of Self-Pollinating Apples

  • Alkmene.
  • Cox Queen.
  • Granny Smith.
  • Grimes Golden.

What apple trees cross pollinate?

Winter Banana (spur type) and Golden Delicious (spur type) are two good examples of pollinating cross varieties of apple. Closely related cultivars such as McIntosh, Early McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun do not cross pollinate well with each other and spur types do not pollinate the parent.