Each growing season here in Meadowbrook, columnar apples are harvested and go out to community in need. What’s special about these apples? Columnar apples grow with an upright habit.
They produce a variety of types of apples within the core of the ‘upward’ training. Compact, very productive easy to care for. As the pictures show, another successful harvest.
When pruning season arrives, special attention goes to maintaining height and productive branching. In Meadowbrook, the south facing access and close access to water creates a reliable offering to the local campaign for food security in our community.
Oh, by the way, as great as the harvest is each season, even columnar apples have to deal with ‘bad’ apples. Off the cider press, if you can. Or, cut away, check for rot and move on to the idea of apple sauce, apple crisp, apple butter or freeze for later.
