Content
- Form an apple tree according to your own ideas
- When buying with the variety and the growth form the subsequent development decide
- Important measures when cutting
- Form a trellis of apple trees
- Tips & Tricks
Form an apple tree according to your own ideas
In the past, cottage gardens and allotment gardens were usually dominated by centrally planted apple trees with a classic high stem. Today, the imagination of forming an apple tree, however, are hardly limited.
When buying with the variety and the growth form the subsequent development decide
Today, the specialized trade does not only have a large number of different early or late-harvesting apple varieties ready for a healthy harvest in their own garden. The stem forms of the finishing and stature heights range from the low bush on the medium-high half-trunk to the classic high trunk, under the comfortable upright lawn can be mowed. Young apple trees and self-grown seedlings can also be used to form miniature trees in pots and trellises, if a tree pruning begins early enough.
Important measures when cutting
Ideally, a freestanding apple tree with a naturally shaped treetop should be roughly cut at a certain age. Thus, the maxim of a light and permeable tree crown with good accessibility for the harvest in autumn can best be achieved. When wintering you should be careful to leave twigs at an angle of at least 45 degrees to each main branch, as these are optimal for carrying the fruit. During the summer cut, winter clippings can be corrected and the powerful and juicy water shoots at the top of the treetop removed. When cutting larger branches for the rejuvenation incision, you should pay attention to a sufficient wound care, so as not to offer diseases unnecessary attack surfaces.
Form a trellis of apple trees
To be able to form a visually attractive trellis from still young apple trees, the following steps are necessary:
A well-cut trellis gets ideal sunlight and ventilation, which can produce especially sweet and juicy apples.
Tips & Tricks
Apple-grown apple trees are often very vigorous, which is why they are only partially suitable as trees for a trellis or a cut to smaller shapes.