Single graft apple trees should be planted with the graft union 2 to 3 inches above the soil level. McLemore July 10-25 Reddish D,C Released by OSU, 1968. Cross between Golden Delicious and Cox s Orange Pippin. Tends to russet. These strains are sports or natural genetic mutants that differ from the original cultivar in small but perceptible ways.
Apples require cross-pollination to set a good crop consistently.
Most crabapples can be used for cross-pollination as long as the bloom period overlaps. With a triploid cultivar, three different cultivars are needed for pollination, one to provide pollen for the triploid cultivar, and a third to provide pollen for the first cultivar. The current recommended rootstocks for peach trees in Oklahoma are either Lovell or Halford seedlings. Peach trees should be planted at the same depth that they were in the nursery. Bacterial Leaf Spot is a serious disease of peaches in Oklahoma that can defoliate susceptible cultivars in wet, rainy years.