Apples Cultivars
& Pollination Guide

Honeycrisp pollination partners, bloom group overlap, and diploid cross compatibility. Practical orchard advice on thinning and bitter pit management.

Gala apple pollination requirements, bloom timing, and compatible partners. Essential pomological guide covering heavy fruit set and scab management.

Jonagold triploid pollination guide. Learn why Jonagold has sterile pollen, requires two diploid partners, and cannot fertilise other apple trees.

Bramley's Seedling pollination guide. Detailed pomological explanation of triploid sterility, two-partner orchard layouts, and flowering overlap.

Cox's Orange Pippin pollination requirements, bloom group 3 overlap, compatible partners, and orchard management advice for a demanding heritage cultivar.

Red Delicious pollination requirements, bloom timing, and compatible partners. Complete guide to spur habits, parentage exclusions, and crop management.

Golden Delicious pollination guide, bloom group 4 overlap, and compatible partners. Why it is the premier universal pollinizer and parentage exclusions.

Fuji apple pollination partners, bloom group 4 timing, and storage traits. Grower guide covering biennial bearing control and late-season harvest demands.

Granny Smith apple pollination requirements, bloom group 3 timing, and compatible partners. Essential guide for heat tolerance, scab, and bitter pit control.

Cripps Pink (Pink Lady) pollination partners, bloom group 4 overlap, and long-season management. Learn diploid compatibility and parentage exclusions.

Braeburn apple pollination requirements, bloom group 4 overlap, and compatible partners. Practical guide on spur management and Braeburn browning disorder.

McIntosh apple pollination guide, early bloom group 2 overlap, and partner selection. Pomological advice on cold hardiness, scab, and pre-harvest drop.

Idared apple pollination requirements, bloom group 2 timing, and compatible partners. Complete guide to cold storage longevity, heavy bearing, and disease.

Cosmic Crisp (WA 38) pollination partners, bloom group 3 timing, and tree management. Grower guide covering tip-bearing habits and parentage exclusions.

Ambrosia apple pollination requirements, bloom group 4 timing, and compatible partners. Complete guide to non-browning flesh, spur habits, and thinning.

Empire apple pollination partners, bloom group 3 timing, and compatible companions. Complete grower guide covering compact spur habit and thinning.

Cortland apple pollination requirements, bloom group 3 overlap, and partner selection. Pomological guide covering non-browning flesh and cold hardiness.

Jonathan apple pollination guide, bloom group 3 overlap, and compatible partners. Complete guide to heavy cropping, fire blight, and mildew control.

Rome Beauty apple pollination guide, late bloom group 5 timing, and compatible partners. Essential guide for frost evasion and baking apple management.

Elstar apple pollination requirements, bloom group 3 overlap, and partner selection. Complete guide to European premier dessert apple and biennial control.

Pinova (Piñata) pollination requirements, bloom group 3 timing, and compatible partners. Complete guide to compact spur habit and scab tolerance.

Envy (Scilate) apple pollination partners, bloom group 4 timing, and club variety traits. Complete guide to high brix accumulation and parent exclusions.

Jazz (Scifresh) apple pollination requirements, bloom group 3-4 timing, and compatible partners. Complete guide to upright tree vigor and parent exclusions.

GoldRush apple pollination guide, late bloom group 4 timing, and compatible partners. Essential guide for genetic scab immunity and 7+ month storage.

Topaz apple pollination requirements, bloom group 3 overlap, and partner selection. Complete guide to organic production, scab immunity, and cider quality.

Belle de Boskoop triploid pollination guide. Learn why this heritage Dutch culinary keeper produces sterile pollen and requires two diploid partners.

Liberty apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 2, scab-resistant, with Macoun as a parent. Compatible partners and low-spray orchard notes.

Enterprise apple pollination guide: diploid, late bloom group 4, scab-resistant long keeper. Compatible partners, mildew notes and storage timing.

Freedom apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 3, scab-resistant NYSAES release for low-spray blocks. Compatible partners and management notes.

Crimson Crisp apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 4, scab-resistant with fire blight susceptibility. Compatible partners and orchard notes.

Pristine apple pollination guide: diploid, early bloom group 2, scab-resistant yellow summer apple. Compatible partners and early-season handling notes.

Williams' Pride apple pollination guide: diploid, early bloom group 2, scab-resistant red summer apple. Compatible partners and multi-pick notes.

Redfree apple pollination guide: diploid, early bloom group 2, scab-resistant early red dessert apple. Compatible partners and early harvest notes.

Gravenstein apple pollination guide: triploid with sterile pollen, bloom group 2, needs two diploid partners. Layout, early harvest and scab notes.

Ashmead's Kernel apple pollination guide: triploid russet, bloom group 4, needs two diploid partners. Cider and dessert use, storage and layout notes.

Blenheim Orange apple pollination guide: triploid, bloom group 3, strongly biennial. Two-partner layout, thinning and culinary-dessert use.

Esopus Spitzenburg apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 3, scab and fire blight susceptible. Partners, descendants and management notes.

Golden Russet apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 2, cider and dessert keeper. Compatible partners, russet fruit and storage notes.

Arkansas Black apple pollination guide: catalogued triploid, bloom group 4, cedar rust resistant late keeper. Layout, storage and ploidy caution.

Baldwin apple pollination guide: triploid, bloom group 3, needs two diploid partners. Scab and mildew notes, biennial habit and storage use.

Fall Pippin apple pollination guide: triploid heritage apple, bloom group 3, needs two diploid partners. Large culinary fruit and layout notes.

Cameo apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 4, good fire blight resistance. Compatible partners, trellis training and storage notes.

Ginger Gold apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 3, early yellow dessert apple. Compatible partners, mildew scouting and handling notes.

Kingston Black apple pollination guide: diploid bittersharp cider apple, late bloom group 5. Compatible partners, cropping habit and pressing notes.

Harry Masters' Jersey apple pollination guide: diploid bittersweet cider apple, late bloom group 5. Compatible partners and cider orchard notes.

Michelin apple pollination guide: diploid bittersweet cider apple, bloom group 5, reliable cropper. Compatible partners and cider orchard management.

Mutsu (Crispin) apple pollination guide: triploid, bloom group 3, Golden Delicious parent excluded. Two-partner layout, large fruit and storage notes.

Stayman Winesap apple pollination guide: triploid, bloom group 4, Winesap parent excluded. Two-partner layout, skin cracking and storage notes.

Winesap apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 4, fertile pollen donor for Stayman Winesap. Compatible partners, cider and storage notes.

Haralson apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 2, very hardy Minnesota keeper. Compatible partners, Wealthy parent and cold-climate notes.

Fireside apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 3, very hardy McIntosh seedling. Compatible partners, parent exclusions and cold-climate notes.

Frostbite apple pollination guide: diploid, bloom group 3, extremely hardy small-fruited cider and dessert apple. Compatible partners and winter notes.

Zestar apple pollination guide: diploid, early bloom group 2, very hardy early dessert apple. Compatible partners, harvest window and storage notes.

Anna apple pollination guide: low-chill diploid, early bloom, paired with Dorsett Golden and Ein Shemer. Provisional chill hours and warm-climate notes.

Dorsett Golden apple pollination guide: very low-chill diploid, early bloom, paired with Anna and Ein Shemer. Provisional chill hours and subtropical notes.

Ein Shemer apple pollination guide: low-chill diploid, early bloom, paired with Anna and Dorsett Golden. Provisional chill hours and warm-climate notes.