Today we're thinning out the fruit set on our Anna Apple Tree. Help support the channel for free by starting your Amazon shopping here! www.amazon.com/shop/edgeofnow...
With our bunnies and birds they're gone before the next day, so it essentially turns into fertilizer for the trees. But that's correct, most folks would probably want to compost those.
Thanks for your videos. I'm learning so much from them. I'm in Tempe & planning on getting a couple apple trees (and peach & fig) soon. When is the best time to put the trees in the ground?
Daughter Of A King, that's a great question. The best time to plant deciduous trees such as these is Fall (late September) through early Spring (no later than March or so). Even though the weather has been amazing this spring, we all know we're about to get hammered with 110+ degrees days which would just crush little baby trees trying to get their legs underneath them. Hang in there until fall and go for it!
Hey Candid! We definitely will once we have new trees going into the ground at the new property. We did a video a couple of years back on how we plant our trees that may be helpful in the meantime. I'll link that for you here! czcams.com/video/ggvLy_nXJsk/video.html
The Dude, these are usually ripe around the beginning of June. We had some late fruit set this year so we may let them go a little longer, but we start testing these guys out in about a week or so. These tend to get a bit "mealy" if you let them completely ripen on the tree, so we pull them a little early.
Great question. On this property we had 8 varieties, but we've narrowed that down to 7 on the new one. Of those, there are really 4 that do well here in the desert. Those are Golden Dorsette, Anna, Tropic Sweet and Ein Shemer.
Nice explanation. Wouldn't it be better to do the pruning when the fruit are smaller though? All the energy that has gone into the fruit that gets removed could have gone into the fruit that is left on the tree.
Great question and yes you definitely can thin them sooner than this. We usually scramble to get thinning done during the spring with all of the different varieties fruiting at the same time, so we were a bit behind on this one.
We feed the culled apples to our pigs and they devour them. Chickens will eat some as well although not as much. Otherwise they make great compost or addition to a worm bin.
Sir can be plant Anna apple in hot climate and at low chilling climate region । Will it bear fruit like yours in this video. I mean to say that will Anna apple give fruits where the temperature is between 45 to 50 degree celcius
@@EdgeofNowhereFarmsir, what is the minium total chilling hours for it to bear fruit, I am from India and the region where I stay is hot in summer and cold in winter the summer temperature is between 46-50 degree celcius. And winter temperature lies between 5-7 degree celcius for about one month.will it fruit plz reply
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes they are... I did one big long row front and back it takes forever those trees were loaded the row was 2 Acres Long sometimes you just want to start shaking the tree LOL
What a beautiful apple tree! I'd love to see a cameo of the thinned tree in some future video so I could see the end result. Also--meaning not to pressure you--I would love to see a video of your spray schedule: how; when; what you use; in the near future because your trees look so undamaged. Thanks!
Hey boinerz. So we don't do any spraying on our trees. I suppose we would probably see better results in some instances, but we just don't have the time to go through and take that extra step. We concentrate on building the soil the best we can in hopes the tree can uptake what it needs from there. Assuming we're still on this property, we'll probably do a harvest video on this tree so we can give everyone an update. Great suggestion!
Thanks for letting me know. I live in the Southeast U.S. and though I've spent years conditioning and babying the soil my trees are planted in, still I have to spray. However, I try to be organic so I use only cold--pressed Neem oil. It helps some but no way do my trees look as pretty as yours. I thought perhaps there was some special regimen you went through. Since you don't spray, however, I suspect now that it may be not only your soil but also your dry desert air that keeps your trees looking so nice. Thanks again for the response. I really enjoy your videos. @@EdgeofNowhereFarm
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Such a beautiful and inspiring video. Thank you.
Thanks for the encouragement Jose!
It's probably good to mention that you shouldn't leave your apples to rot below your tree and attract pest to your healthy crop.
With our bunnies and birds they're gone before the next day, so it essentially turns into fertilizer for the trees. But that's correct, most folks would probably want to compost those.
Thank you so much for this video, exact information I was looking for.
Hey guys! Glad you found this one useful and we're Jesus loving homesteaders/farmers ourselves!
That tree is amazing! Poor dear though lol. Nice instruction thanks 🤗
Crazy how much a small apple tree can produce! Glad you found it useful.
Super helpful! Thankyou!
Hey Ruth! Glad this could help out. We probably could have thinned even more, but we did get a really good harvest from this tree.
Thanks for your videos. I'm learning so much from them.
I'm in Tempe & planning on getting a couple apple trees (and peach & fig) soon.
When is the best time to put the trees in the ground?
Daughter Of A King, that's a great question. The best time to plant deciduous trees such as these is Fall (late September) through early Spring (no later than March or so). Even though the weather has been amazing this spring, we all know we're about to get hammered with 110+ degrees days which would just crush little baby trees trying to get their legs underneath them. Hang in there until fall and go for it!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you so much!!
Very helpful video..if possible would you please show us the size of the pits and the materials required in the initial planting?
Hey Candid! We definitely will once we have new trees going into the ground at the new property. We did a video a couple of years back on how we plant our trees that may be helpful in the meantime. I'll link that for you here!
czcams.com/video/ggvLy_nXJsk/video.html
Very informative video. When do the Anna apples ripen?
The Dude, these are usually ripe around the beginning of June. We had some late fruit set this year so we may let them go a little longer, but we start testing these guys out in about a week or so. These tend to get a bit "mealy" if you let them completely ripen on the tree, so we pull them a little early.
Preciate your work if ya don't mind can you tell me how many apple variety you used to grow at your fields
Great question. On this property we had 8 varieties, but we've narrowed that down to 7 on the new one. Of those, there are really 4 that do well here in the desert. Those are Golden Dorsette, Anna, Tropic Sweet and Ein Shemer.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank ya !
Nice explanation.
Wouldn't it be better to do the pruning when the fruit are smaller though? All the energy that has gone into the fruit that gets removed could have gone into the fruit that is left on the tree.
Great question and yes you definitely can thin them sooner than this. We usually scramble to get thinning done during the spring with all of the different varieties fruiting at the same time, so we were a bit behind on this one.
What can we do with the removed little fruits? Are they useful for anything?
We feed the culled apples to our pigs and they devour them. Chickens will eat some as well although not as much. Otherwise they make great compost or addition to a worm bin.
wow!
Crazy huh?
I won't support FB or Amazon... guess we're both out of luck.
I do let ads play for you guys here though.
Hey Allan. Thanks for the support on the ads and encouraging us through your comments. We really enjoy hearing from you!
Sir can be plant Anna apple in hot climate and at low chilling climate region । Will it bear fruit like yours in this video. I mean to say that will Anna apple give fruits where the temperature is between 45 to 50 degree celcius
Hello Akhilesh. I'm not sure whether or not it will produce for you. Apple trees need some time below 7 degrees Celsius in order to produce fruit.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarmsir, what is the minium total chilling hours for it to bear fruit, I am from India and the region where I stay is hot in summer and cold in winter the summer temperature is between 46-50 degree celcius. And winter temperature lies between 5-7 degree celcius for about one month.will it fruit plz reply
@@akhileshgautam8106 ah, ok that should be enough. This tree needs somewhere around 100-150 chill hours to produce.
I just did this for 6 hours at work at the orchard.... on fujis... Connecticut
Oh wow! That's a full day's work right there. I'll bet those Fujis are AMAZING up there in Connecticut!
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes they are... I did one big long row front and back it takes forever those trees were loaded the row was 2 Acres Long sometimes you just want to start shaking the tree LOL
@@aldod3937 oh my goodness. What I would give for 2 acres of ripe Fuji apples....of course, they wouldn't be that way without you!
Hi sir is Apple thinning job hard?
Hello Adhikarii. It's not hard, but it can be time consuming. Especially if the tree is very full of apples.
Good info ,,,,,,,,,,,,Is that Lori making those chicken sounds?
Hey Brad, glad you found this one useful. No that wasn't Lori, but she is definitely the mother hen for those girls!
What a beautiful apple tree! I'd love to see a cameo of the thinned tree in some future video so I could see the end result. Also--meaning not to pressure you--I would love to see a video of your spray schedule: how; when; what you use; in the near future because your trees look so undamaged. Thanks!
Hey boinerz. So we don't do any spraying on our trees. I suppose we would probably see better results in some instances, but we just don't have the time to go through and take that extra step. We concentrate on building the soil the best we can in hopes the tree can uptake what it needs from there. Assuming we're still on this property, we'll probably do a harvest video on this tree so we can give everyone an update. Great suggestion!
Thanks for letting me know. I live in the Southeast U.S. and though I've spent years conditioning and babying the soil my trees are planted in, still I have to spray. However, I try to be organic so I use only cold--pressed Neem oil. It helps some but no way do my trees look as pretty as yours. I thought perhaps there was some special regimen you went through. Since you don't spray, however, I suspect now that it may be not only your soil but also your dry desert air that keeps your trees looking so nice. Thanks again for the response. I really enjoy your videos. @@EdgeofNowhereFarm
Which variety is this? Name pls
Hey Avi. This variety is called "Anna".
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I'll have to check those out Tom. Thanks for the suggestion!
luckily you have only one tree.:)
For now, yes!
I thinned out my crabapples twice
Oh wow, I can only imagine how much work that would be! Crabapples are know for setting a whole lot of fruit!
Please variety
This is the Anna apple variety.
Please spry sedule snnd
Hello Nishu. We don't currently use any type of sprays on our trees, so I wouldn't be able to provide a schedule for that.