I'm keeping an eye on this thread. I'd love to see your results and what if anything you might do differently next time. I have three apple trees, a Jonathan, a Golden Delicious, and an unknown. I've been watching Stephen Hayes videos on YooTube learning how to prune, graft, thin, etc. I'm very eager to graft my Jonathan onto new rootstock which I'm trying to grow from seed of my unknown tree. Anyway, cider both normal and hard are something I'm interested in for future years.
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