Content
- The best types of columnar
- Beware of the purchase: not every pillar apple is actually one
- The best varieties
- Tips
The different column apple varieties differ i.a. in the color of their fruits
The best types of columnar
The current column apple varieties have emerged from careful selection of naturally very slender waking and small apple trees out. There were only a few varieties a few years ago, the selection is very large today: From the red-boned sweet apple to the sour, the red Boskoop similar apple you will find here for every taste the pase copy. However, remember to always plant several trees together: Colza apples are usually not self-pollinated.
Beware of the purchase: not every pillar apple is actually one
But before you reach for the first apple cubes in your local garden center, look carefully at the plant label. Not everything that is called the "pillar apple" is actually one. Quite the contrary: Many times it is in the allegedly säulenförmog awake variety to a perfectly normal apple tree, which is kept slim only by targeted cutting measures. Stop cutting, he will develop normally and form a crown. Real columnar apples are recognizable by these features:
The best varieties
The first generation of column apples is also known as a "ballerina", they wear quite a variety of dance names like 'polka', 'flamenco' or 'bolero'. Today, however, these varieties no longer compete with the new varieties in terms of taste, disease resistance and yield.
Tips
Like all apple trees, column apples prefer a sunny location. If the tree is too dark, it produces few or even no flowers.