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I had 20 fruit and nut trees (plus other soft fruit)delivered last tues and have left them wrapped in the two plastic wrappers due weather. Ground here is about workable daytime and wonder if I should try get them planted before next weekend colder weather. I intend apples and pears as espaliers and plums as fans and wish to know as all are supposed to be 2 yrs. can I leave two tiers if suitable for tying in before cutting back central leader to bud above 'that' tier?
I have a grafted apple tree (elstar and james grieve) this year the apples had grey spots on the skin. do you know what it is ?
I have planted a Bramley seedling, it is now about 20cm tall, how long will i have to wait before it starts giving apples ?
I would like to know what to do with two old apple trees at this time of year. My Father used to care for them but since he died they fall too soon, are too small and worms or insects have bored holes in them. I have heard that grease bands should be put on the trunks now. Is that right? and when and with what should I spray them?
We made a new orchard in the spring - planting 28 apple trees; I scattered wild flowers around the area it looks lovely; The problem i have now is very strong dock leaves and coarse grass; The wild flowers are still in flower; Is there any way i can get rid of the weeds and not damage the apple trees ;
I have two Bramley Seedling trees which I planted as year olds last November, I also planted 1 Elstar and a James Grieve beside them. Do you think the Bramleys will pollinate with the other two oris there a better pollinator I could plant as well. I have the space.
Many apples on my 35 year old Bramley tree are rotten. Wonder why?
I have a apple tree 3 fruit its grafted i planted it too near a wall ,and i would like to move to a more suitable position its 5years old .,when is the most approprate time to do this?
is it ok to prune an apple tree and when is the best time hasnt given any fruit yet only sown two years
Is there easy way of know when my eating apple tree fruit is ripe? Im sick of taking one every few days to taste and it not ready im wasteing fruit! An my cooking apple tree the fruit when stewed tastes too acid and looks like custard when stewed help?
Wasps have taken a great liking to my apples ( Katja and Discovery).I have sprayed them with 'Bug Clear for fruit and veg'.It does'nt appear to be working very well, can you recommend anything else ?
Is there a way to stop bees eating apples off the trees? The bees seem to be busy eating, eating.... We will have no apples if they keep eating..
I have a cooking apple tree in my garden which is there for approx 80 years. There's a huge crop of apples on it but you cannot use them. They look perfect but they are very sour and no amount of sugar can sweeten them.
My son has recently bought a house in Bagnelstown, Co. Carlow. It has a huge garden, with good alkaline soil & some old fruit trees. They are quite wild now, and he wants to plan a new orchard for the future. Could you tell me which varieties would be best, as they have to be ordered soon i.e.of apples, cherries, plums, eating pears.Nothing too high, so the fruit can be picked easily, say 10 feet or so, and what about pollinators? We're really new to this. I would appreciate some help before we order, as it is such a long-term thing.
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