The threads on tree addiction and the oddly warm winter weather we're having here in North Carolina has me itching already for spring. I don't know if I'm addicted yet, but I definitely have some strong issues with impulse control! My yard is a little unfortunately oriented with regards to the sun and all the tall trees in our area, but I've been making do with the little plot of land I've got. I've run two rows of apple trees as a future living fence row up one side of my property, and scattered stone fruit in clusters all around. It's only the end of the second year, so right now the trees are in various sizes from bench cut to get started, to large T's, and a few slightly older trees. The goal is pleached four tiered rows of apples. None of the apples kept any fruit this year. I'm only really trying to get a bucket or so of apples of any given tree, and the hope is just meet our needs eventually.

I started off with the apples trying to get varieties from local growers and popular "Southern Apples". I impulsively bought a wide variety, and since I haven't really gotten to the apple stage, I was wondering if anyone could help me spot gaps in my lineup "style" wise, and suggest types to look for.

I have:

Lazarus Apple (Unknown variety name, this is a selection found by AppleSearch.org) Reported to be a white skin "Canning" apple, medium sized, tart

Oat Apple - Oat apple (medium large, elongated/conical, firm light yellow, good for eating and apple
sauce & cider, ripe early fall).

Summer Banana - Yellow green cooking apple, noted for frying and banana aroma Yellow Green, August/Sep

Horse Apple - Yellow-Russet Sub acid and tart, good for cider, July/Aug

Aunt Rachel's Favorite - Red Striped with white smooth flesh, eating and cooking apple, July/Aug

William's Favorite - Disease Resistant, White Firm smooth eating apple, July

Carolina Red June - Red with white smooth flesh, eating apple, June/July

Rusty Coat - Russet Apple, crisp and tender eating or cooking apple, Sep/Oct

Betsy Deaton- Red Skin, yellowish flesh, tangy eatiing apple, Sep/Oct

Razor Russet - Russet "spicy" flesh, mutation of Golden Delicious. Sep

Winter Banana - Red, white flesh, smells of banana, known for being a good interstem graft due to excellent compatability, Sep/Oct

I know that's kind of a lot and kind of random, but does anyone spot a potential gap in categories? I'm aiming for at least one eating apple going through the year if possible, and we love apple sauce and apple desserts.