What Pollinates McIntosh, and What Cannot
McIntosh needs a partner tree blooming in the same early to mid window, since USU does not publish specific compatible varieties for this cultivar.
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McIntosh needs a partner tree blooming in the same early to mid window, since USU does not publish specific compatible varieties for this cultivar.
Lodi’s bloom season, hardiness range, and fire blight risk are documented by USU Extension, but no pollination partner variety is published for it here.
Jonathon’s pollination partners aren’t published by USU Extension, but bloom timing, hardiness zone, and pollen fertility determine which apple trees actually set fruit together.
Jonamac needs a second apple variety flowering in the same mid-season window, and USU names no specific partner for it.
Jonagold needs a compatible pollinizer to fruit, and because its own pollen is sterile, a third tree to complete the pollination chain.
USU Extension does not list published pollination partners for Idared, so growers need to match bloom timing and fertility themselves before planting a second tree.
USU Extension does not name Honeycrisp’s pollination partners, so this page explains its early bloom timing, tree count, and what fails to work.
Granny Smith crops best with a same-season partner nearby, and this page names the varieties that pollinate it and the one that cannot.
Gold Rush apple blooms mid-season per USU Extension, but no specific pollinator partner is published, so match by bloom timing and zone instead.
Ginger Gold needs a second apple variety flowering nearby to fruit well, and only certain cultivars can supply usable pollen for it.