must I plant two apple trees fpr them to bear fruit?

Answer 1

This depends on the kind of apple you plant!! Some need no pollinator, most do however!!

Answer 2

I've already got some fruit trees planted here. Cherries and plumbs. The birds get ALL of the cherries....bummer. The plumbs produce every other year, and are very tastey. I nearly cried when my new neighbor moved in next door, and ran out first thing with a chainsaw, and cut down 90% of their apple tree orchard the former owners had planted. Being in such a rotten plant zone is the only thing that stops me. I'm in plant zone 4, borderline 3. In other words, we have loooong, very coooold winters. There's just a ton of stuff that will not grow here. I've only been here three years, so I'm still learning. By the way, along with the perminant type plantings/gardens that fruit and nut trees are, people should not forget rubarb, artichockes, asparagas, many herbs, berry bushes and plants, and a smattering of other perminant type garden plants. ~Garnet Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Answer 3

I'm a organic farmer. Yes you need two apple trees for cross pollination. Many orchards have several trees of the save variety. If you can ask zoning people if you can have one bee hive to help pollinate the apple trees. By doing these steps you will have many apples for eating, cooking and canning. Good luck with your apple trees.

Answer 4

Yes you need two apple trees for cross pollination. Additionally, different varieties flower at different times: early, mid, and late spring. Be sure to get varieties that are flowering at the same time... ie. an early and mid, or.. mid and late.. If you plant an early and a late flowering type they will miss pollination. Also, remember that honey bees are the pollinators; so, if you are planning on using any pesticides in your yard (or your neighbors are... especially the lawn chemicals) that those chemicals kill the bees... so, read labels for info on bees and that chemical.

Answer 5

It's not a requirement. Many people do it as a precautionary measure in case one isn't productive at all or the non-productive tree doesn't bare enough.

Answer 6

Yep you do, you need to have 2 or more different varieties of fruit so they can germinate

Answer 7

Probably not-You will just get more fruit!