To preface, my little farm is about 800 meters away from the ocean. They grow black pines all along the coast here, so a large amount of salty wind gets stopped at the coastline, but I've done soil tests under the microscope and have seen salt crystals in the soil in my plot.
I'm currently in the process of creating a living windbreak on the North side of my plot (the one exposed to ocean winds) and have considered adding in a couple of crab apple trees (Mainly to increase the chances of my regular apple trees pollinating, but also because I wouldn't mind a homemade source of apple cider vinegar).
There's a good deal on "Gorgeous", "Lemoinei" & "Dolgo" variant crab apples near me, and I was wondering which of these might be suited for purpose/if any at all. This is one of the least maritime tolerant plants I'm considering in my windbreak layer on paper, so I would love to hear about people's experiences here.
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Unusual shot of Black Pine saplings growing in the sand (featuring my glove on the camera lens)
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