Hi Lindsay,
I don't know if these are hybrids or not. Actually I don't even know how to find that out.
Anyone know? The thing is, Kevin will be 60 in May and I will be 56 in March. We know that if we want to get fruit while we can still do the work, we have to plant the dwarf. They produce fruit in a couple of years whereas the standard take 5-7 years. At our age, we can't wait that long. LOL We are ordering from Burgess. It is a company that has cheaper plants, but we are giving it a shot. The apple trees are $12.99 for 1'-3' trees and the others are $9.99 for the 1'-3' trees. We can order 3'-4' trees for $19.99 each, but decided to go with the cheaper. They are warranteed to live the first year. Last year we ordered a bunch of the pink honeysuckle bushes from this company. They came in July and we planted them right in the midst of the summer heat. We did water them several times, but most of them survived. To be planted during 100* temps and survive made us very happy.
Truthfully I have never researched this company, but we are giving this a shot. We can't afford to pay $30-40 per tree that the fancier companies want.
We are supposed to be able to plant these all in a 10'X20' plot. I hope this works. I can just see all the beautiful blooms and bees buzzing around them.
Lindsay, I think you guys would be very smart to get an orchard started. Like I said, I have no idea if these are hybrids, but I know we will not be spraying any chemicals on them. I need to do lots of research to find organic ways to keep pests at bay. We have 3 peach trees. Last year I got nothing off one of them, a hand full off one and several quarts off the third. This was after we had a snow storm on May 3rd. I didn't think we would get anything.
Now when I worked the peaches up, I did find a few worms inside some of them, but I just cut them out and continued on with putting them up. I would rather find a worm now and then than to have my fruit covered with pesticides. Kevin says we just get extra protein with the worms. LOL
He is kind of gross sometimes. LOL
Here is the Burgess web site:
www.eBurgess.com At least I think that will get you there. If not, just Google Burgess Seed and Plant Company.
We are ordering our seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Their web site is:
www.rareseeds.comI hope this helps.
Blessings,
Winona