So you've purchased an apple ... hours of chill time. High-chill apple varieties include Red Delicious and Honeycrisp. Let chill times guide you to choosing a cultivar for your zone to ensure your ...

Some apple varieties, for example, only require around 400 chill hours, while others require upward of 1,200. If a tree needs only 400 chill hours and we have a few weeks where temperatures stay ...

For a productive fruit tree, in most climates, a variety’s chilling requirement should approximately match the amount of chilling that area has. There are many apple ... It is the hours below ...

that requires only 300 chill hours to set its crop. But like Hunt, you don’t have to plant just a single variety of apple. Blue Hills Nursery in Whittier offers two kinds of espaliered trees ...

A standard apple tree can grow over 20 ... The Portland area had more than 1,300 chill hours this past winter, which will satisfy even high chill-hour varieties of apples needing 1,000-plus ...

As an apple grower, I watch the buds plump in early April. In May, when they open to blossoms, I pray for warm temperatures to encourage the pollinators. In June, I spray white clay on young fruit ...

The accumulation of chilling hours per season results in flowers and, consequently, more fruit for certain species of plants and trees ... low-chill apple varieties still exist, waiting to ...

With so many varieties to choose from, it’s helpful to have a way to classify them so you know which to pick if you’re making cider or a pie – or want to fatten your hogs. If you’re planning to plant ...

“Will we have enough chill hours for our fruit trees this year ... most apples and cherries require 600 chill hours, but some apple varieties may only require 300 hours, for instance ...

“There is a huge misconception about apples and chill ... species of apple trees need 300 hours per season of temperatures 45 degrees or below, far less than many varieties that grow in ...