Fruit Pollination

To produce fruit, some plants need to share pollen with other similar plants. For this to work, they often must be different varieties of the same fruit (for example, a McIntosh apple will not pollinate another McIntosh, but other apples will – so you always need two different types of apples within 100′ of each other to produce fruit). Because trees and bushes flower at different times, they are only compatible with varieties that bloom at the same time, so pairing the right plants can be critical to producing fruit.

Universal Apple Pollinators due to their long bloom time, these crabapple varieties will pollinate almost any apple tree

Pollination info based on www.orangepippintrees.com/pollinationchecker.aspx and other sources.

Apple Group #1 pollinates with trees from Groups #1 and #2

Apple Group #2 pollinates with trees from Groups #1, #2, and #3

Apple Group #3 pollinates with trees from Groups #2, #3, and #4

Apple Group #4 pollinates with trees from Groups #3, and #4

Toka is considered a “Universal” Pollinator – it is a great pollinator for Japanese plums (Superior and Pipestone will also pollinate each other — Mount Royal is self-pollinating).

Most nut trees require a two varieties for pollination

Apricots are self-fruiting, but will significantly increase their yield when another variety is planted nearby.

Peaches are self-fruiting.

Blueberries are self-fruiting, but will significantly increase their yield when another variety is planted nearby.

Blackberries, Cherries, Grapes, and Raspberries normally DO NOT require pollinators