Apple Tree Anatomy - Introduction to Bud Types, Formation and Growth

In this video, Orin Martin, expert orchardist, introduces bud types: vegetative and fruit bearing. He also cover the basics of how fruit buds develop on apple trees and how they result in tasty fruit for you to eat.
Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: www.amazon.com...

[@judyfreeman5193]

Spot on information especially about the mutsu variety which is every bit as wonderful as you suggested. Also it is one of the longest storing apple you can find

[@groundspeed3954]

Many thanks, Orin. You're giving me the education I need to improve my small apple orchard.

[@mattd6086]

Thank you!

[@momlikesmemore]

Thank you very much! I am looking forward to thinning my Asian pear next spring. Your videos are inspiring me to pay attention to what my fruit trees are telling me. Looking forward also to reading your book which I just ordered.

[@ucscagroecology]

Yer welcome! Good luck with you trees.

[@XxBloggs]

Excellent videos. Very well presented. Thanks.

[@ucscagroecology]

Hi Mike, yer welcome and glad they're helpful. Below is a link to several dozen more fruit tree care videos. Scroll down to the section called: “Getting Started with Fruit Trees Organically”: agroecology.ucsc.edu/resources/instructional-videos.html Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: www.amazon.com/Fruit-Trees-Every-Garden-Approach/dp/0399580026/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3N8Y1MP3KB6DZ&keywords=orin+martin&qid=1650397395&s=books&sprefix=orin+martin%2Cstripbooks%2C522&sr=1-1

[@yossarianmcnulty7979]

You look like my gradfather. Regards from apple growing Himalayas in India. ❤

[@ohk5363]

wow so useful...i want to know how to protect apple tree from scab and premature leaf fall

[@janetmcnutt4994]

I noticed in your video that you have ants crawling on your branches. Are ants a benefit to apples? If they aren't, how do you get rid of them?

[@me5768]

No ants are not beneficial to your tree they bring in aphids which can bring in diseases. You really can’t do nothing about them at this stage because if you spray for them, you’ll kill the bees that are pollinating your apples. The best thing to do is put some tape on the trunk with the sticky side out and the ants will get stuck to it when they go up the tree. You will have to change the tape often.

[@NoahBonassera]

I don’t think they are a problem. They cant bite through the skin of the apple as far as I know, the worst they can do is eat the leaves. I think they just climb it to get a vantage point over the grass, but im not an ant scientist, so dont trust me for my word

[@Indyjeeplover]

Great videos. Short enough to maintain interest, but still adequate detail and perfect explanation. Showing the actual buds REALLY helps. Thx

[@ucscagroecology]

Glad it was helpful! Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos on this channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rSeJaibMx7ncU

[@xavierdiazmcguire4667]

Ants are jerks

[@DickWigglin]

Personally, I prefer greet apples. Specifically, granny smith apples. I'll have to try a mutzu, though

[@ravenbishop5232]

I haven't heard of mutzu apples. I'm going to check them out

[@MrWookie21]

You're confusing natural science, applied science and human science. Natural science is studying nature without taking any stand for ideological nor application purposes except knowledge of the existing.

[@MrWookie21]

Anatomy is dissecting an organized body in purpose to study its structure. It's a medical term. What you're doing is a botanical presentation by describing external constitutive parts of a plant ; it is not anatomy.

[@rosanadancel1564]

I have two apple tree. I have to look,look again your video to understand more. Because the more I cut, more it’s more vegetable growth. One of my problem. Thank you very much.

[@johnjohnson1313]

I have a Golden Delicious tree,supposedly self-pollinating variety. I was wondering if I took a tiny paintbrush and "dabbed" at the blossom after it is fully open it might help with pollination? Thanks

[@paulmvn5431]

Is it actually self-pollinating or do they call it that because it's compatible with wild trees in your state?

[@johnjohnson1313]

@@paulmvn5431 Yes it's self-pollinating but I thought I might help it a little by doing the paint brush trick. I dont have a lot of bees in my neighborhood.

[@cheryl3351]

I help my newer trees with a tiny paint brush you might get a few

[@houssemaddinafoufou3369]

Thank you from Algeria. Here we have a cold region which is famous for growing apples called Auras lately As a farmer, I am a good follower of yours, and I have gained knowledge from you. On the account of my modest knowledge of the apple tree, I noticed that the fruiting buds differ from one variety to another.. For example, golden delichieus and red delichieus. The first produces fruiting buds on the woody twigs or the main branches, and the one-year-old branches also produce it, but red delichieus is produced on the main branches only and with fruiting buds attached to the woody branch, which are three years old, and it does not produce on the one-year-old branches. Except in the old tree and it has a sinking float. Do you have an explanation or a method for pruning this variety from winter and summer pruning? Is this problem related to climate and nutrition?

[@ConnectToSomethingHigher]

You hit exactly what I needed to no thanks

[@markstoll9636]

i ordered your book. i hope i can figure out through reading a few areas that are confusing. for example, only on two year old wood will fruit bear yet the extension growth keeps getting trimmed back and somehow , invisible, the tree is configuring the year ahead where and how many fruit buds to set on wood that seemingly has no visible areas where a fruit bus will appear.

[@ucscagroecology]

Try watching this video of Orin's and see if it helps explain vegetative and fruit buds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppCQl2lnZdd5e7csi=ctoGgYoIRKGVkSyY Best of lucck with you trees!

[@markstoll9636]

Perfect. It helps explain the mystery of what thw tree's response will be in future fruit bed setting. There's still a lot to learn. Thank you

[@trouts4444]

All of Orin's videos are very well done. The dialogue is pertinent and stays on point. The video is complements the dialogue very well. After watching many of UC Santa Cruz videos I can now see prior years mistakes in my apple trees. Now have a much better understanding of how to proceed versus the take at the end of last season which was to chainsaw my trees. The trees are currently looking very healthy and short of some weird bug or disease attack should be my first good year.

[@ucscagroecology]

Hi David - good to hear the videos are helpful. Below is a link to several dozen more fruit tree care videos. Scroll down to the section called: “Getting Started with Fruit Trees Organically”: agroecology.ucsc.edu/resources/instructional-videos.html Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: www.amazon.com/Fruit-Trees-Every-Garden-Approach/dp/0399580026/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3N8Y1MP3KB6DZ&keywords=orin+martin&qid=1650397395&s=books&sprefix=orin+martin%2Cstripbooks%2C522&sr=1-1

[@karenagresta4668]

What zone does the Mutsu grow in?

[@ucscagroecology]

Zone range is 4-8. Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: a.co/d/glwePid And here’s the playlist for all of the tree care videos on this channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rSeJaibMx7ncU

[@houssemaddinafoufou3369]

Does red délichieus not produce much. It is produced only in three-year-old branches, and is there a method of pruning or feeding?

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[@joshsfishroom7702]

Wait is that long hair fake? He looks sharp with the short hair.

[@ucscagroecology]

Wild hair was his pandemic style.

[@markstoll9636]

@@ucscagroecology but its in the same video as if it grew out in a day or two?

[@dano7189]

Great information. I’m a pruning arborist and you’ve helped me with some knowledge gaps. Cheers.

[@ucscagroecology]

Great to hear! Below is a link to several dozen more fruit tree care videos. Scroll down to the section called: “Getting Started with Fruit Trees Organically”: agroecology.ucsc.edu/resources/instructional-videos.html Don't miss Orin Martin's award winning book, "Fruit Trees for Every Garden: An Organic Approach to Growing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Citrus, and More". His book won the 2020 American Horticultural Society (AHS) Award, recognizing outstanding gardening literature. You can purchase the book here: www.amazon.com/Fruit-Trees-Every-Garden-Approach/dp/0399580026/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3N8Y1MP3KB6DZ&keywords=orin+martin&qid=1650397395&s=books&sprefix=orin+martin%2Cstripbooks%2C522&sr=1-1

[@dano7189]

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[@qayoomsahab3604]

Lot of worthy information.thanks.

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[@chanchuquini]

Does Mutzu get cedar rust?

[@stk.plantation2912]

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[@benm5407]

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[@ucscagroecology]

Proper pruning technique.

[@BRIANLIMBARO]

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[@ucscagroecology]

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[@mattd6086]

Excellent video.

[@ucscagroecology]

Glad it was helpful! Here's a list of additional fruit tree videos. Scroll down to the section on trees: agroecology.ucsc.edu/resources/instructional-videos.html

[@marcia2095]

Amazing…

[@ucscagroecology]

Thanks for watching!

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