Apple Trees

Apple Trees are very productive and relatively easy to grow. They can give you the most fruit for the least amount of space compared to any other fruit tree in this climate. They Key is selecting the right variety and rootstock for your area and soil type.

 In area with higher rainfall it is very important to select varieties with high resistance to bacterial canker and scab, the two most common diseases affecting apple trees in Ireland
All our varieties have some resistance both of these.

 The next choice is rootstock this will affect the size the tree will grow to.
The bigger the rootstock the longer the wait for the tree to fruit and the longer the tree will live
For example M9 will stop producing in less than 20 years where as MM111 can keep going for 100+ years. The smaller the rootstock the more likely there will be some disease as they are being restricted from their natural vigour.