Hello

My new house has an apple tree which was chopped down. The stump has produced
loads of shoots which are several feet high. Can I expect to get apples from
one of these shoots if I choose the best and cut the others off? Can I then
limit the height of the tree to say 7ft?

Thankyou for any replies!

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Hello

My new house has an apple tree which was chopped down. The stump has
produced
loads of shoots which are several feet high. Can I expect to get apples
from
one of these shoots if I choose the best and cut the others off? Can I
then
limit the height of the tree to say 7ft?

Thankyou for any replies!

hard to say deepnds if it was grafted or not. certainly, they can be pruned
and trained but migt be difficult with a naturally tall variety. MIght be
better to growa new tree already on dwarfing rootstock.

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: My new house has an apple tree which was chopped down. The stump has
: produced
: loads of shoots which are several feet high. Can I expect to get apples
: from
: one of these shoots if I choose the best and cut the others off? Can I
: then
: limit the height of the tree to say 7ft?
:
: hard to say deepnds if it was grafted or not. certainly, they can be pruned
: and trained but migt be difficult with a naturally tall variety. MIght be
: better to growa new tree already on dwarfing rootstock.

Also depends on whether it was just down above or below the bud/graft
point. If it's below then you will simply be growing the root stock. If
above (or it was a tree on its own roots - unlikely) then you should be
able select a branch and prune and training accordingly. and you may get a
fair tree. As to keeping it at a reasonable size - that all depends on
what the rootstock is.

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My new house has an apple tree which was chopped down. The stump has
produced
loads of shoots which are several feet high. Can I expect to get
apples from
one of these shoots if I choose the best and cut the others off? Can I then
limit the height of the tree to say 7ft?

Yes, you can expect apples, but whether they will be any good depends on
whether the shoots are coming off above or below the original graft -
assuming it's not on its own rootstock.

You can prune it or train it to any height which suits you.

So the answer is 'suck it and see'.

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Rusty Hinge
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Thankyou for all the replies. They are most helpful. I will have a go at
training it and you never know I might be eating apple pie next year )

(MallowKat) wrote in news:20031022145520.28030.00000534
@mb-m05.aol.com:

Thankyou for all the replies. They are most helpful. I will have a go at
training it and you never know I might be eating apple pie next year )


Even if it's a rootstock, it may well have crabapples, and you can make
crabapple jelly :-)

Though I think you will be lucky to see fruit next year - year after, more
likely.

Victoria

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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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