{"id":24108,"date":"2024-06-18T14:46:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=24108"},"modified":"2024-06-18T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:58:26","slug":"can-you-suggest-a-source-and-type-of-tree-to-pollinate-with-my-baldwin-semi-dwarf-apple-tree-to-produce-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/06\/18\/can-you-suggest-a-source-and-type-of-tree-to-pollinate-with-my-baldwin-semi-dwarf-apple-tree-to-produce-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you suggest a source and type of tree to pollinate with my Baldwin semi-dwarf apple tree to produce fruit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I bought a Baldwin semi-dwarf apple tree not realizing I needed two trees to produce fruit. Can you suggest a source and type?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<div><em>Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional<\/em><\/div>\n<p>Baldwin apples are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starkbros.com\/products\/fruit-trees\/apple-trees\/baldwin-apple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">triploid and have sterile pollen<\/a>, so they can&#8217;t pollinate other trees&#8211;but they can be pollinated in return. I would reach out to your local nursery to see what apples they have in stock, then check the compatibility with Baldwins using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangepippin.com\/pollinationcompare.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this nifty tool<\/a>\u00a0from Orange Pippin Trees (referred\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/treefruit.wsu.edu\/web-article\/apple-pollination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">courtesy of the Univ of Wisc Extension<\/a>)&#8211;for example, both Cortland and Honeycrip will pollinate Baldwins. If you&#8217;d like to do a little bit of research ahead of time, the Maine Pomological Society maintains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maineapples.org\/varieties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a great page with Maine apple varieties<\/a>, which are the ones you&#8217;ll most commonly find at your local nursery. Keep in mind that a number of crabapples can also be used as pollinators for the Baldwin (these are searchable in the above tool, as well).<\/p>\n<p>Happy gardening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I bought a Baldwin semi-dwarf apple tree not realizing I needed two trees to produce fruit. Can you suggest a source and type? Answer: Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional Baldwin apples are\u00a0triploid and have sterile pollen, so they can&#8217;t pollinate other trees&#8211;but they can be pollinated in return. 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