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[BUFFS]

we had loads of trouble with our braeburn clone,and in the end i chopped off the tree from 12ins height,but,the graft was at 18ins,so i will need to graft on a new variety next spring,
1/ what would be the best bet for this wet area?,given i have a well producing james grieve.
2/when should i order two new scions ? from where? and when would be best time,as this will be my first attempt at serious grafting?,i have been onto the internet sites that show how but i want to get it right,and i want apples that have a taste,our egremont russet gives us loads of flavour but i would like to graft something different..

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i forgot to say,the new tree would be grown as a W espalier as it is along the side of the drive,if that makes any difference....

[FB.]

My happiest-looking apple trees in the last 18months of cold, wet, sunless weather have been:

Ashmead's Kernel
Belle de Boskoop
Crawley Beauty
Gravenstein
Jupiter

All have grown - and are currently growing - normally and have been disease-free. Most are triploids and fairly vigorous.

Others I'd throw-in for consideration:

Alfriston
Annie Elizabeth
Beauty of Bath
Blenheim Orange
Duke of Devonshire
Early Victoria (Emneth)
Falstaff
Gladstone
Grenadier
Hambledon Deux Ans
Irish Peach
Katy
Newton Wonder
Reverend Wilks
Ribston Pippin
Scotch Bridget
Scrumptious
Tower of Glamis
Tydeman's Early Worcester

Scionwood would need to be transported to you dormant, in winter, unless you can meet face-to-face with someone to exchange scionwood in the summer for bud-grafting the same day.

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thanks FB ,for all that information,you have given me so many to select from,i really cant thank you enough,now comes the hard bit,picking just one,or maybe two,try a duo tree,or is that family tree....many thanks,come winter i will start looking for the scions.i looked on the net and an american site(some farm name,i cant remember) but he went through the different grafts,showed it done,and kept it all in plain english...great..as my (from seed,john downie) crab apple bonsai is now fruiting,do i now count that as a pollinator? possibly mobile?move it round to each tree (about 12),could start a small business as "pollinators are go",and we seem to have loads of bees in the last few weeks so hoping for a better summer,or at least no worse..thanks again..