Show Notes
Learn about Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. Our guests are: Kenong Xu, Associate Professor, and Laura Dougherty of Cornell University in Geneva New York and Angela Palmer, Founder and Co-Owner of Plants Nouveau in Alabama.
The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.
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(00:00) - Introduction to Apple Trees
(00:17) - Exploring Dwarfing and Columnar Apple Trees
(01:14) - Meet the Experts: Cornell University Researchers and Horticulturalist from Plants Nouveau
(03:01) - History of Columnar Apple Trees
(06:14) - Audience Interaction and Questions
(07:01) - Why Columnar Apple Trees are Unique
(08:34) - Columnar Apple Tree Rootstocks
(09:20) - Can Columnar Trees be Tip Bearing
(12:16) - Genetic Research and Breeding Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens
(16:17) - How long before a Wijcik columnar apple tree bears fruit?
(17:12) - What do the apples from a Wijcik apple tree taste like?
(18:21) - Do Columnar Apple Trees need Cross Pollination?
(20:22) - Challenges and Benefits of Columnar Apple Trees
(23:34) - Variations in the Columnar Shape
(26:24) - What does Columnar Growing Habit Mean and What do Columnar Apple Trees Look Like?
(29:01) - Do Columnar Apple Trees Produce as Much Fruit as Conventional Apple Trees?
(29:45) - Do Columnar Apple Trees Get Canker More Frequently than Conventional Apple Trees?
(32:05) - Commercial Break
(35:11) - Show Resumption and Guest Introduction
(35:58) - Do Columnar Apple Trees Need Pruning and Special Care?
(38:00) - Marketing and Cultivars of Columnar Apple Trees
(45:36) - Can Columnar Apple Trees be Used for Espalier Plantings?
(47:22) - Columnar Apple Tree Rootstocks and Growing Conditions
(49:15) - Columnar Apple Trees and Chill Hours for Cold and Warm Climates
(51:29) - Growing Columnar Apple Trees in Pots
(56:16) - Future of Columnar Apple Trees - In Outer Space???
(57:58) - Conclusion and Farewell
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