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- Lime the apple tree in autumn
- In autumn, prepare for winter
- Preparations for the tree painting
- Positive effects of a lime coating
- Tips & Tricks
Lime the apple tree in autumn
In some plants, the soil around the stem is limed due to certain soil conditions and nutrient balance requirements. In the case of the apple tree, on the other hand, you do not lime the soil but provide the stem with a protective lime coating.
In autumn, prepare for winter
If you have harvested the hopefully rich and sweet apples from your apple tree in the fall, you should secure the yield and the tree health of the following year with appropriate care measures. For decades, this has included a lime paint, with which the apple trees not only make a visually cultivated impression, but are also protected against various damaging influences. The lime paint should be reapplied annually to maintain the vitality of the apple tree, even in difficult locations permanently.
Preparations for the tree painting
The Kalkanstrich for fruit trees can be purchased in the garden trade often already mixed. But you can also make a suitable coating quickly and easily yourself by mixing ordinary lime from the hardware store with a little water. Remove loose bark parts first with a wire brush or special scratches before applying the paint in several coats with a brush. Be careful not to hurt young shoots. Otherwise you would open the door to dangerous fungal diseases and other pathogens. At the time of the lime painting you should also check the tree crown for moldy fruit mummies from the previous year and remove them.
Positive effects of a lime coating
The most important effect of white limestone trimming is the protection against strong temperature fluctuations in winter. The sunlight heats up the bark especially in young trees and can tear down if there is a lack of tension. A reflection of the sunlight, this effect is greatly mitigated with a lime paint. Other positive effects of limping apple trees are:
Tips & Tricks
If you want to be on the safe side against crawling pests, you can also add a green glue ring around the tree trunk in addition to the white lime paint.