A small but meaningful milestone today — I repotted my Pink Lady apple seedling (Malus domestica 'Pink Lady') into a bigger pot to give its roots more room to grow. 🌱 The seed came straight from a Pink Lady I was eating — too good not to try! Apple seeds don't grow true to the parent, so this little tree will likely produce something entirely its own. It might take years before it ever flowers or fruits, but that's exactly what makes growing from seed so exciting.

Een kleine maar betekenisvolle mijlpaal vandaag — ik heb mijn Pink Lady appel zaailing (Malus domestica 'Pink Lady') verpot naar een grotere pot zodat de wortels meer ruimte krijgen. 🌱 Het zaad kwam rechtstreeks uit een Pink Lady die ik aan het opeten was — te verleidelijk om niet te proberen! Appelpitjes groeien niet identiek aan de moederplant, dus dit boompje zal waarschijnlijk iets heel eigens produceren. Het kan jaren duren voor hij ooit bloeit of vruchten draagt, maar dat is precies wat kweken vanuit zaad zo spannend maakt.

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I walked through Munkkiniemi in Helsinki about a week ago and spotted an apple tree next to an old manor. The tree still had apples on it, and they looked remarkably good for mid-November. I wonder what cultivar it was... I took a closer look and found this particular apple lying on oak leaves under the tree.

Last traces of summer...

#apple
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#malusdomestica
#helsinki
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#finland
#november
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Deers had really productive spring. They ate my #Tilia saplings from pallet collars. Nothing left. Lucky that next pallet collar with #MalusDomestica ‘Kelly Renee’ saplings was left untouched. #Gardening #60thParallelNorth

The source of many of my plant dreams these days are these apple seedlings. I got the seed from the inspiring Californian small-scale apple breeder Steven Edholm. Each container is either an open pollinated mix of summer, fall, winter apples or specific styles of apples like savory or red-fleshed apples. There's a few specific crosses, esp. of red-fleshed and highly aromatic apple varieties - some of them that are Edholm's own creations. I've grafted several of his new releases this year like BITE ME!, Amberwine, Black Strawberry, Cherub, Cherry Crush and Tomboy and plan on doing my own crosses too this year. Looking forward in anticipation to taste the fruits.

#AppleRenaissance #PlantBreeding #FruitExplorer #MalusDomestica #Apples

A copper chafer and apple tree flowers, May 2024. The pretty beetle was not interested in pollen or nectar; it chomped on the petals instead :D

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Busy at work but managed an hour on the allotment today. Apparently I didn't blog my work earlier in the year, grafting apples. See pictures and alt text bellow. Today's job, watering stuff in the greenhouse, re-mulching a crab apple tree. #apple #malusdomestica #pippin #grafting

Nye introduktioner af æbler og lidt beskrivelser af nogle udvalgte sorter blandt de næsten 50 æblesorter vi tilbyder. Nyt i år er bl.a. rødkødede æbler: https://rodoglund.dk/aeble-malus-domestica #æbler #frugttræer #planteskole #frugt #MalusDomestica

Pressing apple juice for cider. These are from Filippa and some kind of Ingrid Marie offspring. One batch wild fermented, one batch with baker's yeast. I haven't pressed apples before and wonder if the remaining pulp can be used for anything better than compost or pig feed?

#cider #cidermaking #filippa #ingridmarie #malusdomestica #apples